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1000 Healthcare Providers Sign up for EHR and Meaningful Use

November 28th, 2011

1,000 Healthcare Providers at Regional Extension Centers Sign up for EHR and Meaningful Use

Several Regional Extension Centers have closely approached, met or exceeded the goal of signing up 1000 healthcare providers. These include The HealthInsight Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology (REC) in Utah. They achieved this in May 2011. Also in May,  the Mississippi Regional Extension (REC) met its initial goal of enrolling 1,000 primary health care providers for assistance as they move toward adopting an electronic health record.

In June, Maryland had subscribed all of its slots under the federal Health Information Technology Regional Centers Program, bringing federally-subsidized direct assistance support to 1,000 primary care physicians who have begun the process of implementing and using electronic medical records, or EHRs.

In August, the Delaware Regional Extension Center announced they met their 1,000 provider goal.

More than 1,000 Oklahoma health care providers are now enrolled with OFMQHIT as part of the national effort to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records, announced Gregg Koehn, CEO of the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ). OFMQHIT is the Oklahoma HIT Regional Extension Center, headquartered at OFMQ.

Just months after L.A. Care Health Plan announced the formation of HITEC-LA, an independent, nonprofit REC made possible by a grant under the federal HITECH Act of 2010, the REC has met its first milestone ahead of schedule and enrolled more than 1,000 provider members across Los Angeles County.

REACH is a nonprofit federal Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center. They have registered 1,000 providers in clinics, small hospitals, and other settings in Minnesota and North Dakota implement and effectively use electronic health records. REACH is a program of Key Health Alliance, a partnership of Stratis Health, National Rural Health Resource Center, and The College of St. Scholastica, which collaborates with North Dakota Health Care Review and the University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences. REACH serves Minnesota and North Dakota.

The Tri-State Regional Extension Center (REC) announced recently that it has met its enrollment goal of 1,739 primary care providers in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

Kansas Regional Extension Center (REC) said the official sign-up count is currently 1,059, however a pending group contract would put that number at 1,199 once signed.

Kansas Regional Extension Center "Meaningful Use"

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Regional Extension Centers Reach 100,000 Primary Care Providers

November 23rd, 2011

Regional Extension Centers (RECs) Health Information Technology

The HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced that more than 100,000 primary care providers are adopting certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to help improve their quality of care and ultimately lower health care costs. RECs serve the majority of primary care providers in small practices in rural areas.  These figures include over half of the targeted 1,776 critical access and rural hospitals in 41 states and throughout Indian Country. A complete listing of REC grant recipients and additional information about Regional Extension Centers may be found at http://www.HealthIT.hhs.gov/REC/.

COREC is using SpectraMD’s Interactive Content Delivery and Analytics Platform to streamline the tracking for 1,000 priority primary care providers to achieve meaningful use of their EHRs, at the Telligen Health Information Technology  Regional Extension Center, based in Iowa.

There has been a lot of activity in Florida recently. Here are the links to the RECs servicing Florida health centers – Florida providers, clinics, and hospitals.

The Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Center (WIREC), a division of Qualis Health, announced that it has met its enrollment goal of 2,369 healthcare providers in Washington and Idaho as part of the national effort to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Practitioners across both states sought WIREC out for assistance with EHR implementation and utilization in order to attain “meaningful use” of their systems.

A valuable report and useful tool for regional extension centers is NEHC’s Secrets of HIE Success Revealed: Lessons from the Leaders, a report commissioned by NeHC in order to provide in-depth studies of successful and mature HIEs in diverse geographies and market types. The report captures the key dimensions of success for HIE leadership and sustainability, contributes to the development of a national roadmap for health information exchange, and provides insight and guidance for emerging HIEs. One of the organizations highlighted includes HealthBridge. They offer a wide variety of technology services, including a regional extension center (REC), quality improvement services such as a disease registry and workflow redesign, and health information exchange services. The HIE services include EHR integration, results delivery, order entry, e-prescribing, summary record exchange, public health reporting, syndromic surveillance and electronic claims check and eligibility verification. They recently announced that The Tri-State Regional Extension Center (REC) met its enrollment goal of 1,739 primary care providers in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

See the PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data Adobe PDF file has been approved and released. FAQs Adobe PDF file have been documented to assist you as well as the Comment Disposition worksheet Adobe PDF file.

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Regional Extension Centers List

March 21st, 2011
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Ohio Regional Extension Centers (REC) Partners

April 15th, 2010

Regional Partners for Ohio State Health Information Technology Initiatives

Governor Ted Strickland announced that seven regional sites across Ohio will receive a total of $26.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) resources to assist in the implementation of the state’s health information technology initiative. The resources are a portion of Ohio’s total $43 million ARRA award for the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the non-profit entity designated by Strickland to lead the implementation of health information technology in Ohio.

Regional Partners Announced :

Akron Regional Hospital Association will receive $3,928,500 to assist 873 primary care physicians.

Case Western Reserve University will receive $7,942,500 to assist 1,765 primary care physicians.

Central Ohio Health Information Exchange (COHIE) will receive $6,084,000 to assist 1,352 primary care physicians.

Greater Dayton Area Health Information Network (GDAHA) will receive $2,898,000 to assist 644 primary care physicians.

Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio will receive $2,875,500 to assist 639 primary care physicians.

Northeast Ohio (NEO) HealthForce will receive $1,453,500 to assist 323 primary care physicians.

Ohio University will receive $1,818,000 to assist 404 primary care physicians.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development. The funding positions the School of Medicine as a regional extension center (REC). The designation will allow the school to help 1,765 health care providers in Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties advance the use of health information technology (HIT) in their practices.

“This is great news for Case Western Reserve School of Medicine’s facilities and patients in northeast Ohio,” said U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. “Health information technology helps reduce medical errors and improves patient care. By helping doctors and nurses consult with one another through technology, we will improve the quality of medical care offered across our state – particularly in rural areas. And by helping medical facilities adopt new information technologies, we will reduce medical errors and lower health costs.”

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AMGA MGMA Perot to Provide Services to Regional Extension Centers

October 9th, 2009

AMGA, MGMA and Perot Form Alliance for Services to New Regional Extension Centers

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced the formation of an alliance of the three organizations to offer electronic health record (EHR)-related training and implementation services to newly established Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Centers (RECs or Extension Centers).

“The HIT Regional Extension Centers are going to play a critical role in helping targeted physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers recognize the benefits of Health Information Technology and how it will improve patient care and healthcare economics,” said Donald Fisher, Ph.D., President and CEO of AMGA. “Through the Alliance, we are prepared to help these newly established Extension Centers have an immediate impact in their designated regions by providing a number of key services and competitive solutions.”

“MGMA is committed to helping medical group practices make the right decisions when it comes to implementing EHRs and making other critical technology decisions,” said William Jessee, M.D., FACMPE, President and CEO of MGMA. “We believe this partnership represents a natural extension of our mission, and we are pleased to be a part of the team helping the Extension Centers achieve this critical mission.”

“The services the Alliance can provide are geared towards educating physician practices, hospitals and other qualifying healthcare organizations about EHR and HIE technology,” said Chuck Lyles, president of Perot Systems healthcare group. “This will allow these groups to make the most informed decision about the appropriate EHR for their organization and how they can successfully manage the implementation and integration into their current workflows.”

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