HITEQ Resources & Events

In order to demonstrate meaningful use, eligible professionals (EPs) who practice in multiple locations will need at least 50 percent of their patient encounters during the reporting period to take place at locations with certified EHR technology. An EP who does not conduct at least 50 percent of their patient encounters in any one practice/location would have to meet the 50 percent threshold through a combination of practices/locations equipped with CEHRT. Eligible professionals who meet this requirement need to calculate their meaningful use data using only patient encounters at locations with certified EHR technology.

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs encourage patient involvement in their health care. Online access to health information allows patients to make informed decisions about their care and share their most recent clinical information with other health care providers and personal caregivers.

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs encourage patient involvement in their health care. Online access to health information allows patients to make informed decisions about their care and share their most recent clinical information with other health care providers and personal caregivers.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations is hosting a two-part webinar.  Part 1 is ideal for those beginning to assess their health center’s ability to incorporate enabling services within NextGen Electronic Health Records. The webinar will cover the NextGen utilities necessary to import and access enabling services templates and will show a preview of the open source NextGen Enabling Services (ES) template and examples of ES reports.

This job description tool provides a position summary for a Quality Director. This position is responsible for identifying, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the overall clinical and organizational quality at a site, coordinating Joint Commission compliance activities and Information Technology functions. Quality Directors are responsible for collecting and analyzing data to identify improvement opportunities and recommending action plans to address quality concerns.