Health IT
Electronic Release of Clinical Laboratory Results: A Review of State and Federal Policy
State and national initiatives to promote health information exchange (HIE) are gaining momentum in the wake of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which provides over $40 billion to promote health information technology. States face particular challenges in promoting HIE for clinical laboratory results. This paper is intended to provide policymakers with […]
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Collaborating with Health Centers to Leverage HIT for System Improvement
This webinar explored ways in which state agencies and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can work together to utilize the health information technology (HIT) and health information exchange (HIE) funding opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to achieve mutual goals for health system improvements. The webinar offered an overview of the federal […]
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ABCD III Using Data Integration and Information Technology to Improve Care Coordination for Young Children
Care coordination can link children to the continuum of health services (from the primary care medical home to subspecialty services) and other needed community services (early care and education, early intervention, and family support). Data integration and health information technology and exchange can help improve communication and linkages among various kinds of providers and with […]
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Leveraging National Health Information Technology Initiatives to Transform Health Care Delivery (Part I & Part II)
The federal government is making a huge investment in health information technology (HIT) – one that offers states an important role in ensuring that it pays off in improved delivery of health care. In the morning, participants will learn about these new federal initiatives and have an opportunity to discuss them with representatives of the […]
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Using HIT to Transform Health Care: Summary of a Discussion Among State Policy Makers
States are finding health information technology (HIT) an essential tool in any plan that seeks to improve the efficiency, affordability, safety, and quality of their health care systems. This State Health Policy Briefing is intended to help state policy makers determine what role they will play in HIT development, how their state will use HIT, […]
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Maximizing the Use of State Adverse Event Data to Improve Patient Safety, Brief
This news brief reviews key findings from a meeting of state officials that focused on efforts to improve data integrity, event report analysis, and data feedback and dissemination. The report examines these issues and identifies a number of challenges and opportunities that states encounter as they attempt to improve their databases and the usefulness of […]
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Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology Policy Health information technology (HIT), including electronic medical records and health information exchange (HIE), have rapidly become the focus of quality improvement and health care efficiency initiatives across the country. States are at the forefront of this movement and with the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have significant resources […]
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