Data Storyteller

The HITEQ Center has a number of EHR transition tools that may be helpful for health centers that are considering a transition from one EHR to another. This resource brings together all these tools for easy access.

Tools and resources pertinent to colorectal cancer screening from authoritative resources on the topic and organized by the change package outline. Some of these approaches and tools were used in the NACHC Improving Data Integrity, Access, and Analysis Project, which focused on applying data-driven strategies to improve colorectal cancer screening.

These webinars provide more in-depth information on how PRAPARE has been used on-the-ground and the technical specifications for the four Electronic Health Record PRAPARE templates (available for eClinicalWorks, Epic, GE Centricity, and NextGen). 

The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) is a national effort to help health centers and other providers collect the data needed to better understand and act on their patients’ social determinants of health. As providers are increasingly held accountable for reaching population health goals while reducing costs, it is important that they have tools and strategies to identify the upstream socioeconomic drivers of poor outcomes and higher costs. With data on the social determinants of health, health centers and other providers can define and document the increased complexity of their patients, transform care with integrated services and community partnerships to meet the needs of their patients, advocate for change in their communities, and demonstrate the value they bring to patients, communities, and payers.

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) created this document to provide health centers with a better understanding of data analytics, the current capabilities of these tools, and the critical vendor selection and contracting issues related to the consideration, selection, implementation, and use of a data product. It is written to help health centers make informed decisions when it comes to determining how to build and use this business intelligence capability within their organizations.