In recognition of September’s National Health Information Technology (IT) Week, HRSA’s Health IT website is highlighting AltaMed Health Services, community health center’s integration of the electronic health record (EHR) with an electronic dental record (EDR) to improve care coordination within their primary care centered home model of care. By demonstrating meaningful use of the EHR technology, AltaMed became eligible for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ EHR Incentive Program in 2011.To date, over 90 medical providers and 9 dentists at AltaMed have qualified for the Meaningful Use Stage 1 incentives. Dentists at AltaMed were able to qualify as a result of their access to, and integration with, AltaMed’s certified EHR.. More>
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Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Annual Conference: Applications Now Open for Pre Conference Data Training
(09/21/2012)
Dept of Labor Provides New Funding for Health IT Community College Programs and Other Training (09/21/2012)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Privacy and Security Training Game Now Online (09/18/2012)
Centers for Medicare and Medcaid Services Releases Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule (PDF- 1.8MB) (08/23/2012)
FQHCs receive award to expand care coordination through the use of Health Information Technology. (08/08/2012)
University of Arizona Center for Rural Health & Southwest Telehealth Resource Center Webinar “Teledentistry: Building Enhanced Dental Teams for Underserved Communities and Families” Wednesday, September 12 12:00pm MDT Registration Open (08/08/2012)
ONC releases new “Health IT for You” animated video. (08/08/2012)
NACHC extends registration deadline for Meaningful Use Communities of Practice . (07/30/2012)
Academy Health Webinar"Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum: Building the Infrastructure to Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research using Electronic Clinical Data" Thursday August 16 1PM ET Registration Now Open
June's Webinar "Health IT Project Management 101: How to Avoid Failure" Now Online
Resources and news to help safety net providers and grantees in quality improvement efforts
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report which details implementation of the National Quality Strategy, and establishes key measures and goals that will be used to measure National progress in improving quality can be accessed here. (PDF File, 673 KB)
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