Healthy Connections Resources
HIT Self-Assessment Tool
In an effort to help clinics assess their current capacity and needs for information technology, a self-assessment tool was created as part of the Healthy Connections application process. All clinics working to improve their HIT capabilities are invited to take advantage of this valuable resource.
Health Information Technology in Colorado
This 2008 report details the progress Colorado has made toward adopting HIT since the publication of our previous report, Health Information Technology: A Strategy for Creating a Healthier Colorado.
Health Information Technology: A Strategy for Creating a Healthier Colorado
An evaluation of the role of HIT in delivering health care to low-income, uninsured populations in Colorado.
Health Affairs Blog Article: "HEALTH IT: Supporting Health-Center IT Investments through Medicare and Medicaid"
Webinars
March 31, 2010
The Role of the Safety Net in Building Colorado's Health Information Exchange, Part II
View the recorded webinar*
March’s webinar focuses on planning for regional HIE, and will feature two examples of partnerships the Foundation funded to plan for the local exchange of data.
Featuring:
Phyllis Albritton, Executive Director of the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO)
Russ Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center in Alamosa, Colo
Dr. Collin Sharp, Surgeon at Montrose Memorial Hospital in Montrose, Colo.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
November 17, 2009
The Role of the Safety Net in Building Colorado's Health Information Exchange (HIE)
View the recorded webinar*
November's webinar updates CORHIO’s work to build state-wide health information exchange (HIE) and discusses how safety-net clinics, communities of providers and organizations can and should participate.
Featuring:
Phyllis Albritton, executive director of the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO)
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
May 27, 2009
HIT and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What do stimulus dollars mean for HIT at your clinic?
View the recorded webinar*
May's webinar focused on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), HIT and safety-net providers.
Featuring:
Cheryl Austein-Casnoff
Associate Administrator, Office of HIT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Joan Henneberry
Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
March 13, 2009
Healthy Connections Learning Community Kick-off Webinar: Using Technology to Improve Quality
View the recorded webinar*
Featuring Healthy Connections staff members and Dr. Chris Tonozzi, site medical director at the Mountain Family Health Centers and questions from the audience.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
December 17, 2008
Healthy Connections Learning Community Webinar: Technology's Supporting Role in the Quality Improvement Process: The Health Disparities Collaborative and Improving Performance in Practice
View the recorded webinar*
Featuring:
Jessica Sanchez
Clinical Quality Division Director at the Colorado Community Health Network
Monette Rowan
Operations Officer at High Plains Community Health Center
Allyson Gottsman
Associate Director of the Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form and then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
Healthy Connections Application Information Session Webinar Presentation
Download the 9/23/08 Webinar presentation featuring an overview of the Healthy Connections initiative and a review of the RFP process.