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Advancements in health care often coincide with advancements in technology. Today, health care providers must be able to communicate seamlessly and instantly with each other and their patients and caregivers to ensure compliance with care plans and to address any questions or problems. The information listed on this page is meant to help ensure all health care providers have access to the technology and resources they need to successfully treat and communicate with their patients and other care settings.

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How to Implement Evidence Using Clinical Decision Support
How can primary care practices develop and implement a clinical decision support system? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed a how-to manual to help primary care practices incorporate a clinical decision support system into their electronic health records to help provide better care to their patients, especially those managing chronic conditions.
Web link    Date Added: 03/13/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 3 2024 5:26PM  
The ONC Patient Engagement Playbook
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology developed a patient engagement playbook or toolkit that lists strategies to help hospitals or ambulatory care practices engage patients in the use of health information technology.
Web link    Date Added: 03/06/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 6 2024 2:47PM  
Guide to Integrate Patient-Generated Digital Health Data into Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care Settings
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed a guide with evidence-based, practical steps to implement patient-generated digital health data in clinical care.
Web link    Date Added: 03/06/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 6 2024 2:53PM  
AHRQ EvidenceNOW Model
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created a new model, or guide, to help primary care practices improve the quality of care they provide and learn how to implement new evidence into care delivery.
Web link    Date Added: 03/06/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 6 2024 3:12PM  
Best Practice Guides for Telehealth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists best practice guidelines for incorporating telehealth into your health care team's daily practice. Learn if telehealth is right for your organization and how to bill for offering telehealth services.
Web link    Date Added: 03/13/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 13 2024 3:14PM  
Health Information Technology Integration Framework
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed an integration framework that lists more information for health care systems, state governments and health information technology vendors interested to learn how to implement and manage health information technology integrations.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 03/13/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 3 2024 5:30PM  
How to Survive a Cyberattack with Scripps Health: Part One
In response to the alarming rise of ransomware attacks, hospitals and health systems must stay vigilant by playing defense, having a mitigation plan and keeping lines of communication open with federal law enforcement. In this podcast, the CEO of Scripps Health talks about how his organization responded when cybercriminals attacked and breached the defenses of the well-prepared health system.
Podcast    Date Added: 07/10/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 10 2024 2:16PM  
White House Will Require Cyber Standards for Hospitals
The Biden administration plans to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards, and will provide free training to small, rural hospitals.
Web link    Date Added: 07/10/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 10 2024 2:28PM  
Return-to-Paper Playbook: How Hospital Leaders Can Plan for Downtime
Hospitals and health systems across the country have been returning to paper medical records during IT outages caused by the unceasing number of cyberattacks plaguing the industry. While IT executives say the best way to prepare for a hack is prevention, health systems must also plan for potential downtime procedures when EHRs are offline.
Web link    Date Added: 07/13/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 13 2024 10:06AM