Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2023 Update Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2023 Update HITEQ Center Saturday, April 15, 2023 0 20827 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 Eligiblity, as well as inclusion in HRSA BPHC Uniform Data System (UDS) CY2023, Million Hearts, CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) - APM Performance Pathway (APP)... Read more
FAQ: How will the upcoming changes to the Information Blocking and EHR certification requirements impact health centers? FAQ: How will the upcoming changes to the Information Blocking and EHR certification requirements impact health centers? Molly Rafferty Thursday, October 20, 2022 0 8983 October 2022 During the 4th quarter (October to December) of 2022, there are two major health information technology (HIT) requirement changes, with potential for significant implications to health centers. Read this FAQ to find out how your health center can respond. 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 4637 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
FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Molly Rafferty Monday, November 28, 2022 0 7495 An introduction to FHIR for health centers preparing for UDS+ This video provides an introduction to FHIR for health centers preparing for UDS+. 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 3712 HITEQ Center, September 2023 This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking Rule. Read more
Interoperability Readiness Scorecard Interoperability Readiness Scorecard Molly Rafferty Friday, July 21, 2023 0 2395 HITEQ Center, July 2023 Many health centers struggle to reap the benefits of technological advancement and investments in health information technology (health IT), while others embrace them and reap rewards. Interoperability is one such example; requiring health centers assess systems, relationships, and implementation. There are keys to successful interoperability implementation for which health centers must develop processes, stand up infrastructure (within the system, internally and externally, and... 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 3944 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
Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Molly Rafferty Wednesday, July 26, 2023 0 3558 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
HITEQ Highlights: Advancing Interoperability & Health Information Exchange for Health Centers - An Overview and Discussion on Enhancing Health Outcomes with the Oklahoma MyHealth Access Network HITEQ Highlights: Advancing Interoperability & Health Information Exchange for Health Centers - An Overview and Discussion on Enhancing Health Outcomes with the Oklahoma MyHealth Access Network Jodie Albert 5/21/2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 0 102 HITEQ Highlights Webinar As health centers navigate the promise and peril of data exchange, they need foundational understanding of what standards-based exchange is, why it is important, what it makes possible, and what they need to do. Join us for an enlightening training session led by Dr. David Kendrick, the Principal Investigator and CEO of MyHealth Access Network. As a non-profit health information network in Oklahoma, MyHealth Access Network is dedicated to ensuring the secure availability of complete health... Read more
HITEQ Highlights: Health Centers as Actors (in Information Blocking)! HITEQ Highlights: Health Centers as Actors (in Information Blocking)! Jodie Albert 11/22/2022 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 6137 HITEQ Highlights Webinar Join the HITEQ Center to discuss approaches to balance patient confidentiality, sensitive situations, vulnerable populations, and meeting the provisions in CURES act and information blocking. How should health centers best prepare themselves and their staff to meet the information blocking provisions and better serve our patient population? Read more
FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources FHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
Using Health IT and EHRs to Address the Burden Providers Experience Using Health IT and EHRs to Address the Burden Providers Experience Using Health IT and EHRs to Address the Burden Providers Experience