Welcome to the Health IT Adoption Toolbox, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT). This resource is meant to serve health centers as well as other safety net and ambulatory care providers seeking to implement health IT to improve the overall effectiveness of their institutions. We have organized this resource in a question-and-answer format and have attempted to compile a range of resources relevant to all stages of considering, planning, executing, and evaluating the implementation of health IT. In addition, we have included publicly available resources as well as resources developed by HRSA explicitly for this Toolbox.
This module addresses goals and objectives for health IT adoption and other startup concerns, such as quality improvement, readiness assessment, staffing, feasibility analysis, and strategies for financing health IT.
This module defines health center controlled networks and health information exchange organizations and provides information on how health IT sites can develop relationships with these entities.
This module focuses on questions related to developing a project plan, establishing effective communication, selecting project management tools, and documenting project activities.
This module focuses on mapping workflow, vendor selection including drafting RFPs/RFIs, conducting vendor and technology assessments, and negotiating vendor contracts.
This module provides insights into obtaining stakeholder and management support for health IT adoption as well as developing and implementing training plans and strategies.
This module provides information on the various steps involved with system implementation including performing a detailed workflow analysis, testing, revising policies and procedures, acquiring the appropriate go-live support, and ensuring proper data backup and redundancy mechanisms are in place.
This module describes implementation evaluation methods as well as those related to improving clinical processes and outcomes and how to use IT to drive quality improvement.
This module provides an introduction to open source and public domain software solutions and addresses questions related to the systems selection, technical requirements, economic feasibility, staff expertise, and readiness for health IT sites that are considering open source systems.
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