HIT/DataGuide
In an increasingly connected healthcare landscape, health centers face a dual challenge: the rising tide of cyber threats and the need to comply with stringent data protection regulations, all while managing limited resources. Many Health Center leaders, IT Managers, and Compliance Directors are trying to ensure that they are properly addressing the ongoing tasks related to compliance and security. The guide provides the baseline of day-to-day tasks that health center IT and Compliance staff should consider to protect their systems and comply with regulatory requirements. References and recommended frequency for each task are included as well.
HIT/DataRegulations
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HIT/DataGuide
Many Health Center leaders, IT Managers, and Compliance Directors are trying to ensure that they are properly addressing the ongoing tasks related to compliance and security. The guide provides the baseline of day-to-day tasks that health center IT and Compliance staff should consider to protect their systems and comply with regulatory requirements. References and recommended frequency for each task are included as well.
HIT/DataGuide
Developed in partnership with OCHIN, this Health Information Technology (HIT) Memo discusses how health centers (HCs) can partner with HIT platforms to improve patient quality of care and privacy. This resource explains the lessons learned from our recent development of the OCHIN EHR Smart tool and publicizes its availability to OCHIN members and others.
HIT/DataBrief
This educational brief explores confidentiality policies and practices, safety considerations for survivors, methods for disclosing limits of confidentiality to patients, electronic health record (EHR) adaptations, tracking intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and exploitation (IPV/HT/E) measures in the Uniform Data System (UDS), and client-centered approaches to care. Protecting survivor confidentiality is a cornerstone of clinical care. This brief includes practical considerations to help health centers (HCs) adapt to the evolving landscape of telemedicine and patient access to medical records. HCs can utilize the featured practices, policies, and resources to protect the confidentiality and increase the safety of survivors of IPV/HT/E.
HIT/DataPolicies/Guidelines
Tools for Health Centers to Comply with Rules Prohibiting Information Blocking
HIT/DataPolicies/Guidelines
This resource provides guidance to health centers for implementing FHIR in compliance with the Information Blocking Rule.
HIT/DataTemplate
This scorecard encourages health centers to consider their processes, infrastructure, and action in a number of key areas. Each area that is key to interoperability is to be self-graded on a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 is poorly or not yet developed and 5 is well developed. Health centers can also use this to guide ongoing discussions and monitor progress over time.
HIT/DataTemplate
This scorecard encourages health centers to consider their processes, infrastructure, and action in a number of key areas. Each area key to interoperability are to be self-graded on a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 is poorly or not yet developed and 5 is well developed. Health centers can also use this to guide discussions and monitor progress over time.
HIT/DataPolicies/Guidelines
This resource provides tools for health centers to comply with rules prohibiting information blocking. It outlines steps in using sample information blocking policies, procedures, and templates from HITEQ:
HIT/DataGuide
This piece outlines organizational-level approaches to address provider burden with health IT, gleaned from several years of literature review and work with health centers.