Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2024 Update Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2024 Update HITEQ Center Wednesday, May 8, 2024 0 25610 A crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures for UDS and other reporting from The HITEQ Center This spreadsheet developed by the HITEQ Center provides a crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures and their electronic specifications as defined in the 2023 update for Eligible Professionals (Clinicians). Fields include the crosswalk of measures with related information about CMS, NQF, and MIPS ID, and Telehealth Eligibility, as well as inclusion in HRSA BPHC Uniform Data System (UDS) CY2023, Million Hearts, CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) - Performance Pathway (APP) Measures, Medicare... Read more
Navigating Compliance Challenges with the Information Blocking Rule: A Collection of Case Studies Navigating Compliance Challenges with the Information Blocking Rule: A Collection of Case Studies Molly Rafferty Monday, September 25, 2023 0 6306 HITEQ Center and Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, September 2023 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule (Info Blocking Rule) prohibits covered actors – including health care providers, health IT developers of certified health IT, and health information exchanges/health information networks– from engaging in practices likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). The Info... Read more
Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information Blocking Rule Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information Blocking Rule Molly Rafferty Wednesday, September 6, 2023 0 5939 HITEQ Center, September 2023 This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking Rule. Read more
Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Molly Rafferty Wednesday, July 26, 2023 0 6009 HITEQ Center, June 2023 With nearly 100% of community health centers utilizing electronic health records (EHR) to care for patients, focus has pivoted from implementation and new workflow development to enhancement in order to drive value and reflect patient needs and population trends. EHR technology presents potential opportunities and significant constraints. Providers frequently document and share potentially sensitive information in the EHR, such as risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), consistent offers... Read more
FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the Information Blocking Rule? FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the Information Blocking Rule? Molly Rafferty Tuesday, July 25, 2023 0 6390 July 2023 Many healthcare providers, including health centers, are concerned about reconciling the need to protect patient privacy under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 while avoiding interference with electronic health information sharing and violating Information Blocking regulations. Read more
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