HITEQ Resources & Events

Leveraging Telehealth Technologies To Improve Access in Rural Areas

This webinar will explore:
How telehealth services support rural hospitals and community providers by expanding access to critical care, reducing transfer rates, and improving clinical outcomes.
How RPM technologies enable proactive care management and improve outcomes for patients in rural and underserved communities.
How AI-powered scribing tools allow healthcare providers to focus more on patient care

CISA Services: Federal Cybersecurity Resources for Telehealth

This presentation from NCTRC will introduce Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Health Sector Coordinating Council, and the joint CISA/HHS Cybersecurity Toolkit. We’ll cover cybersecurity resources available to telehealth providers, including vulnerability scanning, cyber risk assessments, and training at no cost.

Lived Expertise and Data Management: Trauma-Informed Approaches and Perspectives

In this session, participants learned why and how lived expertise must be sought after and valued by health centers and allied organizations to improve every stage of the data management process from collection and analysis to data sharing, access, and decision-making, including discussion about Information Blocking rules and navigating the tension between reporting and regulations. This session also covered the connection between racial equity and lived experience in data management.

HITEQ Highlights: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Maternal and Congenital Syphilis

Please join Dr. Irene Stafford, OB/GYN from the University of Texas Houston Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center in a presentation focused on using common place EHR technology to increase STI and HIV testing. In her talk, Dr. Stafford described recent research demonstrating a decrease in transmission of congenital syphilis by the implementation of routine EHR strategies for best practice alerts. Her work demonstrates thoughtful ways of how the EHR can serve as an educational tool for providers, how information technology can inform practice patterns and improve health outcomes, and describe how best practice alerts can assist in reportable disease management.

Beyond Screening: Using SDOH Data for Effective Care Solutions

In this session, presenters shared guidance on supporting timely social needs referrals and care planning, and how to apply social needs data. Participants learned how to optimize social needs screening workflows to follow up on positive screens. A panel of health center staff shared their experiences on applying these workflows.