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Office of Health Information Technology Overview of the HRSA Health IT Toolkit June 11 th , 2008

Office of Health Information Technology Overview of the HRSA Health IT Toolkit June 11 th , 2008. US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Health Information Technology. Introduction . Presenters: Cheryl Austein Casnoff

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Office of Health Information Technology Overview of the HRSA Health IT Toolkit June 11 th , 2008

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  1. Office of Health Information TechnologyOverview of the HRSA Health IT ToolkitJune 11th, 2008 US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Health Information Technology

  2. Introduction Presenters: • Cheryl Austein Casnoff • Johanna Barraza-Cannon • Prashila Dullabh • Adil Moiduddin

  3. What is the HRSA Health IT Toolbox? • A compilation of health IT planning, implementation and evaluation resources to support HRSA’s Section 330 federally funded Community Health Center grantees. • A tool designed to serve the needs of a broad audience within health centers and Health Center Controlled Networks.

  4. HRSA Toolbox: Initial Concept Toolbox Objectives: • Organize available resources online • Use Q&A format to seed thinking • Promote network formation, expansion • Walk grantees through an implementation lifecycle • Be useful to grantees at different levels of knowledge/stages of implementation • Integrate toolbox with the HRSA portal for sharing and exchange among grantees in a “safe” environment Problem: Information Overload, Lack of Trustworthy, Comprehensive Set of Resources to Support Health IT in CHCs

  5. Toolbox Resources • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services • The Medicare Quality Improvement Community (MEDQIC) • The eHealth Initiative • The Markle Foundation • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) Center for Health Information Technology • West Virginia Primary Care Network • Clinica Adelante Resources were collected from the following trusted sources: • Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology (DOQ-IT) • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) • Oregon Community Health Information Network (OCHIN) • Community Clinics Initiative • New York City government • The Leapfrog Group • California Healthcare Foundation grantees • HRSA grantees • Other sources

  6. Office of Health Information Technology AHRQ National Resource Center Portal For HRSA Grantees: http://healthit.ahrq.gov/login If attendees do not have an account for the HRSA Health IT Portal, please send an e-mail to the following e-mail address: HealthIT@hrsa.gov If attendees have additional questions or suggestions, please call the National Resource Center for Health IT at 1-866-356-3467 or e-mail us at NRC-HealthIT@ahrq.hhs.gov • US Department of Health and Human Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • Office of Health Information Technology

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