Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity A Case Study of the Family Health Center of Worcester’s Ransomware Incident, February 2024 Wednesday, February 21, 2024 0 209 The use of ransomware — malicious software that restricts access to computer systems with financial demands — has escalated, targeting health centers and putting countless lives at risk. This dire reality came to the forefront during... 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 HITEQ Center and Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, September 2023 Monday, September 25, 2023 0 3495 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule (Info... Read more
PrEP Process Map Example PrEP Process Map Example HITEQ Center, September 2023 Monday, September 18, 2023 0 2316 This resource is an example of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Process Map. Process maps can be used to document health center... Read more
Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information... Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information... HITEQ Center, September 2023 Wednesday, September 6, 2023 0 3477 This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking... Read more
Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record HITEQ Center, June 2023 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 0 3288 With nearly 100% of community health centers utilizing electronic health records (EHR) to care for patients, focus has pivoted... Read more
FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the... FAQ: How can health centers comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the... July 2023 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 0 4450 Many healthcare providers, including health centers, are concerned about reconciling the need to protect patient privacy under... Read more
Interoperability Readiness Scorecard Interoperability Readiness Scorecard HITEQ Center, July 2023 Friday, July 21, 2023 0 2257 Many health centers struggle to reap the benefits of technological advancement and investments in health information technology... Read more
Health IT Optimization for Effective PrEP Services Health IT Optimization for Effective PrEP Services HITEQ Center, June 2023 Thursday, June 29, 2023 0 3619 Health centers are increasingly interested in embedding oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) programs into primary care, which... Read more
Assessing Provider Capabilities, Attitudes and Preferences about Telehealth Assessing Provider Capabilities, Attitudes and Preferences about Telehealth
FAQ: How will the upcoming changes to the Information Blocking and EHR... FAQ: How will the upcoming changes to the Information Blocking and EHR...
Managed Care Data Checklist for FQHCs Managed Care Data Checklist for FQHCs Friday, September 23, 2022 0 8340 This checklist will walk you, the health center, through a series of common considerations for contracts you may receive from payers with a specific focus on contracts that include value-based payment components. This... Read more
Telehealth Advancement in Massachusetts 2020–2021 Telehealth Advancement in Massachusetts 2020–2021 Friday, September 23, 2022 0 4582 Health center utilization of telehealth advanced in leaps and bounds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. In 2019, fewer than 500,000 visits in health centers nationwide were provided via telehealth, and in... Read more
ONC & CDC Integration Framework ONC & CDC Integration Framework Friday, August 26, 2022 0 3649 The Integration Framework, developed by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides guidance to health care systems, states, and... Read more
Lessons Learned in Social Need Screening Lessons Learned in Social Need Screening Monday, April 18, 2022 0 11378 In recent years, health centers have become increasingly interested in and charged with not only addressing the health concerns of their patients, but centering and responding to patient’s social needs. According to... Read more