Rural health information technology (HIT) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/healthtech/ A new Commonwealth Fund survey of primary care physicians in 11 countries reveals that the United States lags far behind its peers in key measures of access, quality, and use of health ITundermining doctors' efforts to provide timely, high-quality care. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/News/News-Releases/2009/Nov/International-Survey-of-Primary-Care-Physicians-News-Release.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:22:23 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/News/News-Releases/2009/Nov/International-Survey-of-Primary-Care-Physicians-News-Release.aspx The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule with request for comments last week to strengthen its enforcement of the rules promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12468 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:50 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12468 This fourteenth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", addresses health information technology (HIT) in the areas of: telehealth, electronic medical records, electronic clinical support, and online prescribing services and the security issues involved. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-14.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:30:41 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-14.pdf Comments are being requested by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the adoption of this interim final rule to conform the enforcement regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to the effective statutory revisions made pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), which was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26203.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:02:04 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26203.htm Robert Wood Johnson Foundation article reports that hospitals that serve a disproportionately large share of poor patients are lagging behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records (EHR), leading to a digital divide that could exacerbate health care disparities. http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=50329 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:02:54 CST http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=50329 Illustrates how Marshfield Clinic serving rural Wisconsin can improve patient outcomes andreduce costs by undertaking a population-based approach to ambulatory care managementsupported by information technology. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Case%20Study/2009/Aug/1293_McCarthy_Marshfield_case_study.pdf Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:49:36 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Case%20Study/2009/Aug/1293_McCarthy_Marshfield_case_study.pdf This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory subcommittee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to be held October 29, 2009, in Washington, DC. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25051.htm Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:56:47 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25051.htm Washington DC March 3, 2010 http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:46:44 CST http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Baltimore MD November 16, 2009 http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:40:52 CST http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Los Angeles CA November 9, 2009 http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:38:11 CST http://www.healthitcertification.com/onsitelocations.html Kansas City Star, (MO) article reports that electronic medical records will transform the practice of medicine, but so far not many doctors or hospitals have gone digital, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday. http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1494360.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:32:31 CST http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1494360.html Reports on how health information technology can improve health care for Americans living in rural communities. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/ruralsuccess/ruralhealthit.pdf Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:45:37 CST http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/ruralsuccess/ruralhealthit.pdf Developed by the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to assist rural health providers seeking to implement health IT (information technology) to improve the overall effectiveness of their institutions. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://healthit.ahrq.gov/RuralHITtoolbox Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:39:05 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/RuralHITtoolbox Stories and lessons learned from AHRQ-funded health information technology (HIT) projects. Includes rural projects. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=654&&PageID=11983&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:17:03 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=654&&PageID=11983&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true Grants to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers to offer technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support and accelerate health care providers efforts to become users of Electronic Health Records. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2231 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:10:56 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2231 Summarizes a report entitled, Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations, and describes how new health information technologies can improve health care in remote areas. Article page contains multimedia links to an author interview. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/September09/Features/RuralHealth.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:10:40 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/September09/Features/RuralHealth.htm Provides a workbook to help health care organizations develop a plan to measure and report on the impact of health information technology systems. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_875888_0_0_18/09_0083_EF.pdf Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:51:20 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_875888_0_0_18/09_0083_EF.pdf A report based on eHIs Sixth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange, includes responses from 150 community-based initiatives and shows a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of advanced or operational initiatives exchanging information. Includes examples and other references to rural. -- eHealth Initiative http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/sites/default/files/file/2009%20Survey%20Report%20FINAL.pdf Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:40:27 CST http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/sites/default/files/file/2009%20Survey%20Report%20FINAL.pdf Assists rural health care providers, facilities, and organizations to better utilize and implement telehealth technology. Provides sample documents in clinical applications, education, IT operational and administrative manuals, and technical and individual consulting. -- Office for the Advancement of Telehealth http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:27:00 CST http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Summarizes the implementation status of key Health Information Technology (HIT) applications in Critical Access Hospitals and other rural hospitals, and discusses policies for encouraging HIT adoption in rural hospitals. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_hit_policy.pdf Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:58:17 CST http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_hit_policy.pdf Designed for use in implementing Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system in a nursing home and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:07 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/nursinghomes/nhtoolkit.html Designed for use in implementing or overhauling a home health agency Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:40 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Provides information about Health IT incentives and support for adoption, establishment of health IT standards and infrastructure, and privacy & security pertaining to Health IT. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Recovery/11_HealthIT.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:58:30 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Recovery/11_HealthIT.asp Transcript of the May 26, 2009 technical assistance call discussing electronic health records. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2009-26-06Transcript.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:07:15 CST http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2009-26-06Transcript.htm Highlights common successes and challenges experienced during an electronic healthrecord (EHR) implementation project involving three Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in North Dakota. Offers recommendations for future Health Information Technology implementation processes. -- JSI Research and Training Institute http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/flex/pdf/lessons_learned.pdf Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:46 CST http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/flex/pdf/lessons_learned.pdf Describes the Health Information Technology (HIT) Incentives and State Grant Opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HITECH Act. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/documents/HIT%20Incentives%20and%20State%20Grant%20Opportunities_ARRA.pdf Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:32:00 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/documents/HIT%20Incentives%20and%20State%20Grant%20Opportunities_ARRA.pdf Provides technical support for the State Offices of Rural Health and their flex coordinators for the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, focuses on rural practice opportunities for healthcare providers in Minnesota and the surrounding region, does performance improvement with hospitals across the country, and develops the Rural Health Resource Directory of rural consultants and speakers found throughout the United States. http://www.ruralcenter.org/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:27:39 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/ Results of a survey to gauge the extent of health IT use among U.S. hospitals, including rural, and better understand the barriers to further adoption. -- American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2007/pdf/070227-continuedprogress.pdf Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:34:20 CST http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2007/pdf/070227-continuedprogress.pdf An analysis of grants in AHRQs health IT portfolio that are focused on implementing or evaluating telehealth in order to improve care for patients, increase efficiency, and contain costs. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_826206_0_0_18/08-0045_telehealth.pdf Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:09:29 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_826206_0_0_18/08-0045_telehealth.pdf Examines the decision-making process that small rural physician clinics and hospitals use as they investigate and select an electronic health record (EHR) system. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/pb2008-4.pdf Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:21:15 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/pb2008-4.pdf