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Health Information Technology (HIT)

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To support Texas physicians' adoption of health information technology (HIT), TMA will continue to act as a trusted advisor to our member physicians by providing education, unbiased advice, resources and consulting services while, encouraging physicians to play an integral role in the development of interoperable community based health information exchanges.

Articles

• 2009 EMR Survey - Short Summary New
• 2009 TMA Electronic Medical Records Survey Results New
• 2010 E-Prescribing Incentive Requirements
• AMA Offers PQRI Help, Too (Action, Jan. 16, 2009)
• AMA Special Report: H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”           
• DocSite Simplifies PQRI (Action, Jan. 16, 2009)
• e-Health Terms in Plain English
• Earn a Bonus for Your EMR (Action, Oct. 15, 2009) 
• Electronic Medical Record vs. Electronic Health Record
• Electronic Signatures: What are they, and are they legally valid?       
• EMR Guide Links to a Better Future (Action, Nov. 2, 2009)
• E-Prescribing Journal Articles 
• Health Information Technology Terms 
• HIT Industry Newsletter (RSS feed available)
• How Do I Meet Meaningful Use? (PDF) New
• How Much Will an EMR Cost?   
• Medicare Bill Includes e-Prescribing Incentives (Action, Aug. 18, 2008)
• Medicare's E-prescribing Incentive Program (Action, Jan. 15, 2010)
• More Texas Physicians Turning to HIT (Action, Feb. 15, 2010)
• New Privacy Rules for Electronic Patient Records 
• New Network Enhances Patient Safety (Action, Oct. 2, 2009) 
• Online encryption guide launched by AMA New
• Personal Health Records: What You Need to Know (Action, Apr. 15, 2008)
• Physicians Practice Technology Survey: The Good, The Bad, and The Very Ugly (Sept. 2007)
• Podcast TMA: Medical Records (Action, Aug. 1, 2008)
• Practice e-Tips on Technology
• RECs to the Rescue: Regional Centers Help Physicians Use HIT (Texas Medicine, Apr. 2010) 
• Register for DocSite's PQRI Webinars (Action, Nov.17, 2008) 
• Social Networking on TMA Web Site (Action, Apr. 1, 2009)   
• Stimulus HIT Money: Promises and Questions (Action, Mar. 16, 2009) 
• SureScripts' Get Connected Campaign (Action, July 1, 2008) 
• Texas Electronic Prescriptions Soar (Action, July 15, 2009)
• Texas RECS Funded (Action, Apr. 15, 2010) New
• TMA, AMA Question HIT Incentives Timeline (Action, July 15, 2009)
• TMA Backs Safety in Meaningful Use (Action, Apr. 1, 2010) New
• TMA Gets You FDA Alerts Immediately (Action, Sept. 2, 2008)
• TMA Posts EMR Comparison Tool (Action, May 4, 2009)
• TMA Recommends HealthExecLynx (Action, June 16, 2008)
• TMA Tool Helps You Find Right EMR (Action, May 15, 2009)
• TMA Wants 'Meaningful Use' Meaningful (Action, July 15, 2009)
• TMA's Complete Guidelines for Electronic Communications with Patients New
• TMA's Health System Reform Principles (Action, April 1, 2009)
• Use the Web to Keep Patients Safe  (Action, Feb. 2, 2009)
• What's NOT in the Stimulus Bill (Action, Feb. 16, 2009)
• What Stimulus Means to Texas Health Care (Action, Mar. 2, 2009)

White Papers

• CCHIT Certified Electronic Health Records Reduce Malpractice Risk  (PDF) CCHIT white paper (November, 2007)
• CCHIT Certified Electronic Health Records and other Safety Enhancing Technologies(PDF) CCHIT white paper (November, 2007)
• Free and Open Source Software (AMIA) (Dec. 4, 2008)
• Is it Time for Your Practice to Adopt an EMR? (PDF )
• mHealth: The Latest Vision for Medical Technology New
• Personal Health Records: What Physicians Need to Know  
• Stark Law Exemptions and Electronic Health Records(PDF )
• What Does the List of Certified EMR Products Mean to Physicians?(PDF )

HIT Article Archive

Case Studies

• Case Study: Change Is Good
• Case Study: The Networking Element
• Case Study: Small Town Success
• Case Study: Using Technology from Day One

Consulting

• TMA Practice Consulting

E-Tips

• Practice e-Tips on Technology

FAQs

• Answers to the technology questions most commonly asked of TMA  
• AAFP's FAQs on the Stark and anti-kickback compliance

Federal Stimulus Package

• Federal Stimulus Package Resource Center 

Links

• American Academy of Family Practitioner's Center for Health IT (AAFP)
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• American Medical Association - HIT (AMA)
• Certified EMR Products (CCHIT)
• eHealth Initiative (eHI)
• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
• Rural Health Resource Center - A premier resource for Rural Health Information Technology
• TMA Knowledge Center
• TMB Rules on Use of the Internet 

Seminars

• EMR: Evaluation, Selection and Legal Considerations  CME Opportunity!
  TMA offers three videos which address some of the common issues involved in implementing an EMR.  

HIT Tools & Resources

Technology Selection & Implementation | Vendors | Financing & Funding | Interoperability | Quality | e-Communication   

          Technology Selection & Implementation

Vendors

• TMA's EMR Product Comparison Tool   - New
• DocSite, LLC  - Disease registry  
• Common Texas EMR Vendors  (PDF )
• How to do an RFP for an EHR (PDF) - (Medical Economics, Jan 19, 2007)
• Vendor Comparison Guide (PDF) by Physicians Practice 
• Physicians Practice Buyers Guide  - by Physicians Practice    
• CCHIT's Physician Guide to Certification (PDF)
• AAFP's vendor comparison tool (requires AAFP log in)
• AAP's vendor rating link
• KLAS — Compare EMR Vendors

Financing & Funding

• Net Revenue Calculator - MGMA
• Financing Resources
• Rural Health Information Technology Resource Center         

         Interoperability

• eHealth Initiative
• Health Information Exchange Activity Map

          Quality

• TMA Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Resource Center 
• TMA Performance Improvement Resource Center
• TMA Patient Safety Resource Center
• DocSite simplifies Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

e-Communication

• Guidelines for Electronic Communication with Patients (PDF) - TMLT
• Consent for Electronic Communication with Patients (PDF) - TMLT

Still have questions? Contact the TMA Health Information Technology helpline at (800) 880-5720 or email HIT.                 

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Last Published: 5/24/2010