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Health Center Guidelines for Implementing FHIR and the Information Blocking Rule: HITEQ Center, September 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The 21st Century Cures Act and the ONC Health IT Certification Program include rules for technical configuration and use of Health Level 7® (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) for health data exchange and accessibility. Health centers are directed to enable and publish their healthcare data locations, known as FHIR endpoints,* to and from their electronic health record (EHR). Part of the Cures Act, known as the Information Blocking Rule, mandates that patients have “easy” access to their digital medical information, costs and claims associated with their health record, and whom the data can be shared with. More Details...

Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness for Patients: Protecting yourself when using patient portals, health apps, and online medical devices, June 2023. (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This training guide provides patients with knowledge and awareness about cybersecurity threats to protect their personal health data and to minimize risks from computer viruses and malware. More Details...

Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2023 Update: A crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures for UDS and other reporting from The HITEQ Center (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This spreadsheet developed by the HITEQ Center provides a crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures and their electronic specifications as defined in the 2023 update for Eligible Professionals (Clinicians). Fields include the crosswalk of measures with related information about CMS, NQF, and MIPS ID, and Telehealth Eligiblity, as well as inclusion in HRSA BPHC Uniform Data System (UDS) CY2023, Million Hearts, CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) - APM Performance Pathway (APP) Measures, Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)/ CMS ACO Shared Savings Program, CMS Core Set (Child Core Set Medicaid / CHIP): HEDIS Specified, CMS Core Set (Adult Core Set Medicaid): HEDIS Specified, Core Quality Measures Collaborative (ACO / Primary Care). Links are included throughout. More Details...

Clinical Data Elements for UDS eCQMs and their Lookback Timeframes: Useful for EHR transition planning; developed in 2023. (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Each electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) is composed of data elements in the EHR or health IT system that are evaluated according to the measure specifications. It is important to identify what data elements need to be transitioned to any new EHR for clinical quality measure continuity and accuracy. This resource identifies clinical data elements in eCQMs that should be considered when transitioning EHRs. These data elements are used in reporting or calculating eCQMs, so their availability or lack thereof in any new EHR system will impact reporting accuracy. More Details...

Demonstrating Quality in Medical Respite Care: The Importance of Data (2023). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: Identifying and tracking outcomes in medical respite is an important way to identify program progress and demonstrate effectiveness of medical respite care. This course provides an overview on ways to identify and track outcomes within medical respite care programs. More Details...

Lunch and Learn…on the go! A Series for Mobile Health Care Providers (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Participants interested in learning more about mobile health care joined us each week as we highlighted a specific mobile health care program and discussed patient population/outreach, funding, staffing strategies, and overcoming barriers to care. These were interactive sessions – so participants asked questions and had lunch while they joined the discussion. More Details...

Elements of a Care Plan in Medical Respite Settings (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: MRC programs’ size, structure, personnel, and services vary greatly based on their local needs and available resources. Accordingly, this guide is not intended to represent a prescriptive, all encompassing approach to service delivery in MRC settings. Rather, it aims to: 1. Provide a reference-point to assist MRC programs in developing their own care planning tools that are appropriate to their unique contexts and the needs of PEH in their communities. 2. Help partners and stakeholders interested in learning more about MRC to understand the scope and complexity of the services provided within MRC programs. Our team at the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) hopes that this resource will be useful in supporting programs and communities as they strive to offer high-quality care for PEH. More Details...

Sample Information Blocking policies, procedures, and templates (2022). Resource Type: Other. Description: Tools for Health Centers to Comply with Rules Prohibiting Information Blocking More Details...

Social Risk Coding and Documentation Module (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, President and CEO at HealthBegins, and Sarah DeSilvey DNP, FNP-C, Director of Clinical Informatics at The Gravity Project as they discuss the importance of social risk coding and documentation. Learn about the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding guidelines, how to identify and code for social risk and health equity using the new guidelines, and opportunities for social risk coding to improve the care of your patients and increase access to revenue. More Details...

Flu LEAD (Linkages to End Access Disparities) Initiative 2020 Information: A Pilot Project to Increase Influenza Vaccination Coverage among HUD-Assisted Residents (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This NCHPH informational page provides an overview, and resources about the Flu LEAD pilot project directed by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase influenza vaccination coverage among residents of Public Housing Agencies (PHAs). More Details...

Emergency Preparedness Communications: Key Considerations (43524). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar describes key communication strategies for utilization by health centers before, during, and after an emergency and introduces an adaptable template to create an emergency preparedness communications plan. More Details...