Eligible Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Attestation Worksheet for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program

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Developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicais System, thiis is a support tool for hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals wanting to attest for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Hospitals can use this tool to record and manage their meaningful use measures. This tool is available as a PDF and requires Adobe Reader.

Pediatric Rules and Reminders

Developed by Partners HealthCare System Quality Improvement Group, these tools act to improve adherence to clinical guidelines in electronic health record systems. The intention here is to advance health care quality and safety. This tool is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.

Pediatric Documentation Templates

Developed by Partners Quality Improvement Group, these templates for acute and chronic conditions can assist providers when documenting a visit in an electronic health record by increasing the efficiency with which a visit is documented and enhancing adherence to clinical guidelines for those conditions. The templates are based on national guidelines and may be modified to suit a particular clinical practice's needs. This toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.

Electronic Health Record Adoption Process

Developed by HealthInsight, this site provides support for physician offices and other health care settings in the adoption and use of health information technology and electronic health record (EHR) systems. It offers tools, links to resources, and suggestions for increasing the likelihood of a successful and complete EHR implementation. The toolkit is available as web-based components, Word documents, and Excel documents, requiring a web browser, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Integrating Care for Dual Eligibles: An Online Toolkit

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) has worked extensively with leading states and health plans, as well as federal policymakers to lead new advances for integrating Medicare and Medicaid services. This online toolkit contains resources for integrating care and includes policy-related materials, hands-on tools to help guide state efforts, as well as sample documents from states that have successfully implemented these new advances. The toolkit is available as a group of web pages and PDFs and requires a web browser and Adobe Reader to view them.

Community Care Transitions Toolkit

This toolkit was developed as a framework for initiating a care transitions project in an effort to reduce hospital readmissions. The contents of this toolkit are useful practices and processes, which may be altered to best fit an individual community. This toolkit provides the information, resources, and tools needed to begin a care transitions initiative to ultimately achieve improvements in transitional care for a popula­tion of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. The toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader to view the document.

Eligible Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Attestation Worksheet for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program

Developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicais System, thiis is a support tool for hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals wanting to attest for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Hospitals can use this tool to record and manage their meaningful use measures. This tool is available as a PDF and requires Adobe Reader.

2011 Meaningful Use Tool

Developed by the National Institutes of Health, the 2011 Meaningful Use Tool is used to help prepare and assess candidates for certification. This tool requires a web browser and a downloaded desktop application (or a Java class library).

Transition Coaches Reduce Readmissions for Medicare Patients With Complex Postdischarge Needs

Developed by the Care Transitions Program at the University of Colorado at Denver and AHRQ, this Solution addresses managing Medicare patients in the process of discharge to reduce readmissions. By implementing the Care Transitions Intervention program, a coach helps patients in transition from hospital to home to take an active role in their post-discharge care. As a result of implementing this program, hospitals experienced reduced readmissions and costs. This Solution requires a web browser, and Adobe Reader to view the PDF document.

Meaningful Use OneSource

The Meaningful Use OneSource website is powered by Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS). This website is a source of documents, links, and tools to aid organizations for meaningful use certification preparation. A web browser is required along with Adobe Reader to view certain files as PDFs.

E-Louisiana HIT Toolkit

The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP) and the LHIT Resource Center (LHIT) developed this toolkit to guide physicians through the process of adopting an electronic health record (EHR) and achieving Meaningful Use. The purpose of the toolkit is to simplify the process and guide physicians through the adoption of an EHR system for use in their clinical practice.  The toolkit contains qualification and assessment wizards, guidance on working with the LHIT, tips on vendor selection and useful interactive worksheets to help guide you through EHR from inception to implementation. The tool
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