You Can Help Improve Transparency in the Certified Health IT Market

Visit Open Forums in May to Inform a New Comparison Tool

Stop by to provide input at an upcoming open forum on the new EHR Reporting Program, which will provide publicly-available, no-cost, comparative information on certified health IT available on the market.

We are also providing a link for regional stakeholders to participate in the open forums virtually.  Please note that the open forums are scheduled for two hours, but feel free to drop-in when you’re available.

In the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, Congress directed the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a new EHR Reporting Program, which the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is currently developing. The goal of this program is to provide publicly-available, comparative information about certified health IT features related to security, usability, interoperability, conformance to certification testing, and other areas in order to improve the transparency of the market.

ONC has contracted with the Urban Institute and its subcontractor, HealthTech Solutions, to obtain stakeholder input on how to develop the EHR Reporting Program through public open forums across the country. Input from people like you will help determine:

• What information should developers of certified health IT report? What information from users could be made available?
• How that information is collected
• How this information will be disseminated to the public (for example, would you prefer a product comparison website, data in a spreadsheet, or something else?)

Upcoming Open Forums

Public Health/AL Medicaid/AL Health Information Exchange
Monday, May 20, 2019
9 AM – 11 AM CDT
Montgomery County Health Department
3060 Mobile Highway
Montgomery, AL 36108
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/155156076

AL Primary Healthcare Assn (FQHC)/ Rural Health
Monday, May 20, 2019
1 PM – 3 PM CDT
Montgomery County Health Department
3060 Mobile Highway
Montgomery, AL 36108
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/432907928

AL Academy of Pediatrics/Primary Care
Monday, May 20, 2019
5 PM – 7 PM CDT
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa
201 Tallapoosa St
Montgomery, AL 36104
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/505593044

Health Systems/Hospitals
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
9 AM – 11 AM CDT
Montgomery County Health Department
3060 Mobile Highway
Montgomery, AL 36108
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/824124145

General Public Open Forum
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
1 PM – 3 PM CDT
Montgomery County Health Department
3060 Mobile Highway
Montgomery, AL 36108
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/806771227

General Public Open Forum
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
5 PM – 7 PM CDT
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa
201 Tallapoosa St
Montgomery, AL 36104
https://healthtechsolutions.zoom.us/j/675043250

Can’t make any of these events? Watch for more events where stakeholders can make suggestions at: https://healthtechsolutions.com/EHR-reporting-program.

If you have any questions regarding the  Open Forum, please contact Pam Zemaitis of HealthTech Solutions at Pam.Zemaitis@HealthTechSolutions.com.