As part of the HITECH act, Regional Extension Centers were established to offer technical assistance, guidance and information to support and accelerate health care provider's efforts to become meaningful users of an Electronic Health Record.
The federally designated Regional Extension Center for New York City (NYC REACH) will be offering an electronic medical record and practice management system developed by eClinicalWorks to its providers in the five boroughs of New York City. NYC REACH will be using a $21.7 million grant awarded by HHS to assist providers with the purchase and implementation of an EHR. Check out their website (www.nycreach.org) for upcoming events that are designed to help providers learn more about switching from a paper based record to an electronic record.
West Virginia has also established a Regional Health Information Technology Extension Center (WVRHITEC) to help providers across the state implement electronic health records systems. WVRHITEC will begin working with regional and community based organizations during the summer of 2010 to provide information, guidance and technical assistance to eligible participants in primary care settings. This includes providers in rural and medically under served areas, community health centers and certain public, not for profit or critical access hospitals.
To find information about these and other State's Regional Extension Centers, click on this link: http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1495&mode=2&cached=true
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