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To help you Get Connected to electronic health information exchange, we encourage you to review the resources listed below:



The Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)
http://healthit.hhs.gov/HISPC
This site under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) holds all the background and materials developed under the 3 phase HISPC project which aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration. A feature on this site is the Action and Implementation Manual (AIM) which is a how-to guide for each of the seven multistate collaboratives' tools and templates.


Office of the National Coordinator for HIT
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/
Provides leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure.


Agency for Health Research & Quality
http://www.healthit.ahrq.gov
Under Health IT Tools, find:
Privacy & security toolkit
Costs & benefits database (searchable)
Evaluation toolkits


American Academy of Family Physicians Center for Health Information Technology
http://www.centerforhit.org
The focal point of AAFP’s services related to Center for Health Information Technology medical office automation and computerization.

Includes tutorials on EMR basics, opportunities to talk with peers in similar practices, and practice and clinical improvement tools.


American College of Physicians HIT
http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/technology/
Provides physicians with resources and information pertinent to running a practice successfully with health information technology.


AHIMA My Personal Health Record
http://www.myphr.com/
Information about Personal Health Records sponsored by AHIMA


CCHIT 2008 Physician’s Guide
http://www.cchit.org
What is certification?
Why select a certified system?
Why should implement an EMR system?
Download a free Physician Guide 2008


Clinical Microsystems
http://www.clinicalmicrosystem.org
Tools & templates to assess your practice, evaluate workflow and determine patients’ needs


eHealth Initiative Connecting Communities
 http://www.toolkit.ehealthinitiative.org
Register for free access to Connecting Communities
Tools include EHR Master Quote Guide, EMR Lessons from Small Physician Practices & several practice transformation models.


EHR Decisions
http://ehrdecisions.com/
Offered by CCHIT to help physicians determine readiness for moving to an EHR, start the selection process, negotiate, purchase and implement. Has a list of incentives for implementing EHR and questions to ask a vendor.


Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
 http://www.himss.org
HIMSS provides leadership for optimal use of healthcare information technology for betterment of healthcare.


HITSP (Health Information Technology Standards Panel)
 http://www.hitsp.org
A cooperative public and private sectors partnership formed for the purpose of harmonizing and integrating standards that will meet clinical and business needs for electronically sharing health information among organizations and systems.


John Halamka, MD - Life as a HealthCare CIO
 http://www.geekdoctor.blogspot.com/
This is Dr. Halamka's blog which has reliable, succinct and up-to-date information on the Recovery Act HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees and their activities as well as other health information technology subjects that would be of interest to practicing physicians.


Pediatric EMRs: Big Considerations for Small Patients
 http://www.fortherecordmag.com/archives/ftr_01212008p14.shtml
This  article discusses types of data needed in a pediatric EMR. 




ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
http://www.ahima.org

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org

CMS
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/
Markle Foundation Connecting for Health
http://www.markle.org/markle_programs/
healthcare/projects/connecting_for_health.php

National eHealth Collaborative
http://www.nationalehealth.org/Home.aspx

Office for Civil Rights
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html

RTI HISPC
http://privacysecurity.rti.org/
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