Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 09:18
The newly revised Health IT Dashboard presents key information and data to support the monitoring of the impact of federal policies, programs, and research activities related to health IT.
The new Dashboard provides summary information about all ONC HITECH grant programs and detailed information on Regional Extension Centers and the Community College Consortia which serves to educate Health IT Professionals.
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 16:54
CalHIPSO is one of 62 federally-designated Regional Extension Centers around the country and provides REC services to all of California except Los Angeles and Orange County. CalHIPSO is made up of ten Local Extension Centers (LECs) around the state that bring health information technology (HIT) expertise to local communities.
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Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 04:16
The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI), a not-for-profit community-based group has partnered with the State of Rhode Island to develop currentcare, Rhode Island’s electronic health information exchange.
RIQI will receive two separate grants:
Health Information Exchange Award - $5,280,000: this funding will assist RIQI in
implementing a integrated information exchange to improve health outcomes, reduce
medical errors, and make ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 16:17
Physicians should get involved in local state efforts as local and regional "health information exchanges" are formed in the interest of becoming a meaningful user of health information technology with regard to interoperability. They can also work with "regional extension centers" to gain further understanding of meaningful use and information about certified products. Physicians now ...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 14:26
This video features several doctors who have made the change to electronic health records talking about the advantages and challenges of these systems. This video is about the Tri-State Regional Extension Center and its comprehensive strategy to support the adoption of electronic health records and their use of a health information exchange.
Comprised of HealthBridge and ...
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012 at 04:17
Physicians need to get involved in local and state efforts as local and regional health information exchanges are being formed. It is an important part of the meaningful use requirements to show how you use health information technology with regard to interoperability and the exchange of health care information.
They can also work with regional extension centers to gain a better understanding of meaningful use, certified EHR/EMR systems and monetary incentives. Physicians need to be moving ahead aggressively with their health information technology plans and implementations.
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 08:17
When looking to purchase health information technology, EHR vendors need to be able to maintain connectivity as required by health information exchanges.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 20:56
Dr. Joxel Garcia of the Puerto Rico Regional Extension Center discusses how EHRs help improve care, specifically among underserved patients.
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:50
West Texas Regional Extension Center - WTxHITREC, is an affiliated program with the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, providing technical assistance, guidance, and information on best practices to support and accelerate providers’ efforts to become meaningful ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:35
CentrEast Regional Extension Center (CentrEast REC)
The CentrEast REC provides assistance with selecting, implementing and optimizing electronic health record (EHR) systems to achieve meaningful use.
CentrEast is physician centric and provides on-site services at a cost of $300 per year for priority primary care physicians. Specialists can also receive CentrEast services and should ...
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