Health Information Technology
Physician offices have an opportunity under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to obtain financial support for adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and CAFP has put together the tools and resources to help you do so. Federal incentive payments will be available to providers when they adopt EHRs and demonstrate "meaningful use." Click here for Five Things to Do Now and Basic Facts about the Incentive Programs and get ready to implement an EHR.
CAFP has developed FREE CME courses to help family physicians understand the Meaningful Use requirements and employ an EHR system in a way that satisfies the requirements. CAFP will also be hosting a three-part webinar series to provide members with important information on achieving meaningful use.
Questions? Send them to hit@familydocs.org.
Qualification and Assessment Wizard
CAFP's Qualification Assessment (QA) Wizard helps you determine in minutes whether you qualify for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Click here to sign in.
EHR Implementation Tools
Here you will find information on vendor selection and contracting as well as a readiness assessment tool and determinants of EHR-implementation success. You can also access the California Medical Association's FREE Physicians EHR Desk Reference.
Meaningful Use Tools
Click here for tools to help you understand the Meaningful Use objectives and how to design your practice to satisfy them.
A Physician's Guide to Working with the Regional Extension Center Program
ARRA created a system of Regional Extension Centers (RECs) charged with helping priority primary care clinicians (PPCPs) select, implement and use an EHR. Click here for information on the REC and LEC program.
Inspiration
Click here to learn why you should implement an EHR (the Business Case), hear podcasts from physician champions and more.
Library of eTools
Click here for HIT Tools and Resources by Topic, an EHR Bibliography and more.
