What's New
In the News I AnnouncementsMay 2013 PCIP Bulletin: Bloomberg Celebrates PCIP & Health IT Achievements in NYC; Frozen Medical Records Inspire EHR Adoption; EHRs Are a Tool, Not A Solution; Using EHR for Care Coordination; Optimize Your Practice; NYC REACH Recent Events; NYC REACH Recognized EHR Vendors; New Program to Support Medicaid Specialists
PCIP has launched a new quarterly Provider Brief series!
Check out issue two here - "Clinicains Using Available Support Are More Likely to Realize Full Potential of EHRs."
Read PCIP's recently accepted abstracts, publications, and presentations on EHRs: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pcip/pcip-research-publications.shtml
PCIP/NYC REACH In The News
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Check out PCIP's recent publication "Small Physician Practices In New York Needed Sustained Help To Realize Gains In Quality From Use Of Electronic Health Records" in the January issue. Abstract available here. |
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PCIP's Query Health featured in Healthcare Informatics. Michael Buck talks about how the initiative can help providers improve care and meet Stage 3 Meaningful Use. |
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eClinicalWorks CEO Girish Kumar Navani announces launch of community analytics software in Bloomberg Businessweek with contribution from PCIP's Michael Buck. |
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PCIP Wins National Award! PCIP received the HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence for implementation and value from health information technology - Official Announcement Read PCIP's blog submission under: Eyes on the Prize – Using EHRs to Transform Public Health Practice - http://blog.himss.org/ |
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PCIP Wins First Place in Healthcare Informatics 2012 Innovator Awards recognizing healthcare professionals committed to using health IT to improve patient safety, care quality, patient experience, effectiveness, efficiency. PCIP works with local faith-based organizations to improve blood pressure among community members through the use of a personal health record system. |
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NYC REACH providers featured in Leadership Magazine from the Healthcare Financial Management Association Presenting key strategies to coordinate care across sites. |
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Commentary: EHRs Can Track Preventive Care in Primary Care Settings |
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Lessons Learned, Inroads Earned Story viewable in digital edition |
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New program rewards top care from NYC docs |
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A Tale of Two RECs Two New York regional extension centers lead the pack in EHR adoption, sharing best practices and strategies along the way |
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New York BCBS launches patient-centered medical home pilot |
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Reaching Out to NYC’s Underserved While some believe RECs lack the funding and staff needed to succeed, one NYC-based program is off to a promising start. |
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Regional extension centers launch work in Big Apple |
NYC REACH Announcements
PCIP Works With Local Faith-Based Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure Among CommunitiesRead the full article from Healthcare Informatics
Read the full blog post from the U.S Department of Health & Human Services
Primary Care Information Project highlights Patient Centered Medical Home Achievements
Includes 269 practice sites totaling 657 providers in their network have PCMH recognition,74 of these sites are at level 3.
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Health Department Findings Show that Electronic Health Records Can Improve Health Care by Encouraging Preventive Services
Doctors who use electronic medical records do a better job of keeping their patients healthy. That is the upshot of a new Health Department analysis of 51 primary care practices in New York City.
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New York City Reaches a Milestone in Effort to Improve Quality of Care through Information Technology
More than 1.5 million New Yorkers now receive preventive care and standardized treatment from 2,000 physicians who have adopted the Health Department’s innovative electronic health record.
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NYC REACH Granted Extension Center Funding
On February 12, 2010, the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first round of recipients for Regional Extension Center funding. The Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) was granted funds to establish a center for New York City.
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HHS Announcement
New York City Press Release
Press Release: PCIP Panel Management Program
The Health Department's Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) announced the launch of a new program to help primary-care physicians combat preventable health problems in. Under the so-called Panel Management program, outreach specialists will work with physicians to identify patients in need of preventive health services, such as cholesterol management or blood pressure control, and encourage the patients to make appointments for care and treatment.
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Read New York Daily News article
NYC REACH Expands EHR Partner List with Eight More Vendors
NYC REACH has added eight more EHR vendors to its partner list, and now supports a total of 13 EHRs. By expanding the list of partner companies, the extension center offers personalized Meaningful Use support to a growing number of EHR users in New York City. EHR vendors went through an open, competitive process and met strict requirements beyond the national Meaningful Use certification standards. Amazing Charts, Criterions, CureMD, MedAZ, Office Practicum, OmniMD, Pulse, SOAPware were selected to work with NYC REACH.
Learn more about the new vendors.
