HITEQ Health Center Behavioral Health Integrator Badge
Health centers are increasing the integration of behavioral health in primary care, spurred by an increased focus on whole person care and additional funding. Effective use of health IT in conjunction with patient privacy and confidentiality is imperative to support behavioral health.

According to the Office of the National Coordinator, "Health information technology can help to improve behavioral health care and can further enable care coordination and integration, increase information sharing, and support prevention, treatment, and recovery activities. Access to and the exchange and use of behavioral health information as part of routine care can help to improve continuity in care services and support efforts toward achieving an interoperable health care system across the continuum."

Take some time to read through some of the articles on this page and then fill out the submission form on the right and you will be rewarded with a Health Center Incredible Behavioral Health Integrator badge! This is an official badge that is submitted by the HITEQ Center as a proof of completion to the blockchain. Your credentials can be added to profiles such as LinkedIn and verified through accreditation services such as Accredible and Open Badge.

https://hiteqcenter.org/Services/Badges-Self-paced-Learning/Behavioral-Health-Integrator

 

Health Literacy Online
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
/ Categories: Electronic Patient Engagement, Patient Portals,

Health Literacy Online

A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

As Health Centers increase the amount of electronic communications sent out to their patients they need to continually assess the literacy level of the content that they are sending out across patient portals, text messages, and social networks. This guide provided by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion helps staff "develop intuitive health websites and digital tools that can be easily accessed and understood by all users — including the millions of Americans who struggle to find, process, and use online health information."

The Health Literacy Online guide is broken into six main sections as follows:

  1. What We Know About Users with Limited Literacy Skills
  2. Write Actionable Content
  3. Display Content Clearly on the Page
  4. Organize Content and Simplify Navigation
  5. Engage Users
  6. Test Your Site with Users with Limited Literacy Skills
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Tags: patient engagementmobile healthpatient portalsOffice of Disease Prevention and Health PromotionODPHPhealth literacysocial networking
Intended AudienceHealth Center Staff, Patient Navigators, Health Education Staff

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  • A link to the ODPHP developed Health Literacy GuideThis research-based guide will help you develop intuitive health websites and digital tools that can be easily accessed and understood by all users, including the millions of Americans who struggle to find, process, and use online health information.

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