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Overview

This section provides guidance to understand the key contract terms involved in negotiating the vendor contract. It is critical to negotiate a vendor contract that takes into account the unique circumstances of your center and incorporates flexibility to meet your reporting needs. Guidance is offered related to indemnification, warranties and disclaimers, liability, dispute resolution, termination and migration, and access to and use of the EHR data.

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PrEP Process Map Example

This resource is an example of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Process Map. Process maps can be used to document health center workflows.

The HITEQ Center Podcast

HITEQ is highlighting stories of leveraging the EHR, health IT, digital health tools, and other virtual care supports for health center recovery and stabilization during the COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter in this series of podcasts. We are lifting up stories that demonstrate the promise of digital and health IT tools to address the timely needs of health centers and their patients, emphasizing those that support high value, equitable care for all health center patients and that reduce provider burden.

[Video] Managed Care Data and Contracting in Practice

This video provides practical information on utilizing payer data to support population health and contracting goals in practice.

[Video] The Managed Care Data Set

This video module helps health centers to understand how payers use data to evaluate their performance, to learn how to incorporate data into practice to improve value-based payment opportunities, and to prepare with best practices around organizing managed care data.

FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

This video provides an introduction to FHIR for health centers preparing for UDS+.

[Video] FQHC Value Based Payment Basics

In this 25 minute video we cover the basic mechanics of how FQHCs are paid, the prospective payment system, and how it is evolving over time. We also review the spectrum of value-based payment arrangements using the HCP-LAN framework as a guide. We also discuss the capacity needed to be successful in each of those payment categories. Patient attribution process, including why that data is so critical in value-based payment arrangements, and what questions to ask payer partners about attribution processes are also reviewed. Lastly, a real value-based payment arrangement and related considerations are reviewed.

How People, Process, and Technology Factor Into Social Needs Screening

In this video, viewers will learn how People, Process and Technology should factor into a health center's social needs screening workflow

Sample Information Blocking policies, procedures, and templates

Sample Information Blocking policies, procedures, and templates for health centers.

Diabetes Health Center Data Validation Tool

Excel-based Data Validation Tool for health centers to validate their 2021 UDS clinical quality measure reporting of Diabetes Control (HbA1C > 9%) measure on Table 7. Video and written instructions are provided.

Accessing and Reading Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) for UDS

This video is to assist health centers and health center program stakeholders access and read the eCQM specifications in order to support clinical quality measure reporting on the Uniform Data System (UDS).

SDOH Data Dashboards Module 4: SDOH Dashboard Design - Advanced

The Social Determinants of Health Data Dashboards training is a four-module series. Modules range from about 8 minutes to 12 minutes in length. Module four provides advanced-level information on using social determinants of health data and dashboards for facilitating and tracking social needs referrals, conducting predictive analysis with social determinants of health and health outcomes data, and using social determinants of health data to improve reimbursement for addressing social needs.

SDOH Data Dashboards Module 3: SDOH Dashboard Design - Intermediate

The Social Determinants of Health Data Dashboards training is a four module series. Modules range from about 8 minutes to 12 minutes in length. Module three provides intermediate level information on collecting social determinants of health data and using data visualization for effective dashboards with stratification of data.

SDOH Data Dashboards Module 2: SDOH Dashboard Design - Beginner

The Social Determinants of Health Data Dashboards training is a four module series. Modules range from about 8 minutes to 12 minutes in length. Module two provides beginner level information on collecting social determinants of health data and basic analyses of the data.

SDOH Data Dashboards Module 1: Introduction to SDOH Dashboard Design

The Social Determinants of Health Data Dashboards training is a four module series. Modules range from about 8 minutes to 12 minutes in length. Module one provides an introduction to the role of screening and collecting data on social determinants of health, identifying social determinants of health measures and using data effectively, and assessing organizational data dashboard capability. Subsequent modules provide beginner, intermediate and advanced level considerations and examples for social determinants of health data dashboards.

Getting Started with HITEQ Dashboards for Clinical Quality Measure Comparison

An instructional video for accessing the UDS Clinical Dashboard.

Advancing the use of SDOH Data to Support Value Based Care

This one-hour webinar, presented by Washington Association for Community Health, CHAS Health, and the HITEQ Center shared about best practices in SDOH screening and how health centers have used SDOH data for patient care, population health, and value based care. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions and share the specific challenges they face regarding SDOH screening and use of data.

Accessing Value Set Codes for Clinical Quality Measures

This video was created to assist health centers in accessing the codes for value sets associated with electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) reported as part of UDS. Health centers can download the needed codes from the Value Set Authority Center.

Acknowledgements

This resource collection was compiled by the HITEQ Center staff with guidance from HITEQ Advisory Committee members and collaborators of the HITEQ Center.