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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): a website featuring programs and activities of the ONC, the federal office under the Department of Health and Human Services that coordinates nationwide efforts “to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information”
A Reporter’s Toolkit: Health Information Technology: a resource including an overview of how HIT is changing health care and associated challenges, additional HIT resources arranged by subtopic, and a glossary
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – HIT Resources: a resource with reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, organized into 22 key topic areas
National Health Information Technology Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT): a website featuring activities of the NHIT Collaborative, an organization that strives to become “the nexus of transdisciplinary partners that contributes to the elimination of health disparities and attainment of optimal health through effective use of HIT for the underserved, with an emphasis on communities of color and those who care for them”

HITECH Act Help: an easily searchable resource for understanding the purpose of HITECH Act stimulus programs such as Medicaid/Medicare incentive payments, meaningful use, regional extension centers, and health information exchanges, with links to more information
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Necessary But Not Sufficient: The HITECH Act and Health Information Technology’s Potential to Build Medical Homes: an AHRQ paper that discusses how HIT and HITECH stimulus funds can support the patient-centered medical home concept, featuring an analysis of experiences with EHRs in ambulatory care settings
State Alliance for e-Health, National Governors Association – Preparing to Implement HITECH: A State Guide for Electronic Health Information Exchange: a guide for states implementing health information exchanges that includes an overview of Medicaid/Medicare incentive payments, meaningful use, regional extension centers, and health information exchanges, particularly as they pertain to state involvement and action

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Electronic Health Record (CMS EHR) Incentive Programs: the official website of the CMS EHR Incentive programs implemented under the HITECH Act, with information about the programs
Video: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Electronic Health Record (CMS EHR) Incentive Programs: Video featuring representatives from CMS and the Indian Health Service that gives a detailed overview of EHR incentive program eligibility and the differences between Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs
New England Journal of Medicine – Meaningful use final rule: An article by David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, giving an overview of the “meaningful use” final rule that outlines criteria for eligibility for Medicaid/Medicare electronic health record incentive payments
Meaningful Use Final Rule: The actual text of the “meaningful use” final rule that lays out criteria for eligibility for Medicaid/Medicare electronic health record incentive payments

DC Primary Care Association – DC’s Regional Extension Center (REC) and Health Information Exchange (HIE): an overview of the DC Primary Care Association’s initiative to bring health information exchange and a regional extension center to DC

Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (CRISP) – Maryland’s Regional Extension Center and Health Information Exchange: a synopsis of CRISP’s health information exchange and regional extension center stimulus programs for Maryland
A Plan for A Citizen-Centric Statewide Health Information Exchange in Maryland: the report of the Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (CRISP) to the Maryland Health Care Commission and Health Services Cost Review Commission, with recommendations for health information exchange in Maryland
Privacy and Security Solutions and Implementation Project: the report of the Security Solutions and Implementation Workgroup of the Maryland Health Care Commission, intended “to formulate solutions and develop implementation activities that address organization-level business practices affecting statewide privacy and security policies in order to support interoperable health information exchange”
Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records: the studies and report of the Maryland Health Care Commission’s Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records, which aimed to “study electronic health records and the current and potential expansion of electronic health record utilization in the State”

Virginia HIT Spotlight: a Virginia government website featuring HIT efforts in Virginia
Proposal for Virginia’s Health Information Exchange (CHIMES): the proposal for Virginia’s stimulus-funded health information exchange
Virginia Health Quality Center – Virginia HIT Regional Extension Center (REC): a synopsis of the Virginia Health Quality Center’s regional extension center (REC) stimulus program
Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NoVA RHIO): the website of Northern Virginia’s regional health information organization, including project descriptions