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Delaware HIT experts featured on national Web site

4/25/2012

Quality Insights of Delaware’s Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) was recently highlighted on a national forum for its Health Information Technology (HIT) expertise. Delaware REC HIT Practice Coordinator Peter Minio and HIT Privacy and Security Specialist Nicholas Heesters were each featured on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) National Learning Consortium (NLC) Web site. The NLC features lessons learned from the ONC and its outreach programs (RECs, Beacon Communities, and State Health Information Exchanges) and through the Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC).

 

 

Minio’s contribution centered on the use of medication lists, and specifically highlighted drug-drug and allergy interaction checks. You can read more about Minio’s meaningful use lesson on the HealthIT.gov Web site here. Heesters shared his expertise on HIT privacy and security, and encouraged the use of existing tools like the ONC Security Risk Assessment to safeguard electronic health information. His featured information can be accessed here.

Moving forward, the HealthIT.gov National Learning Consortium will continue to share updated experiences and resources derived from the ground level where the hard work of health information technology implementation and adoption is taking place every day. To learn more about the Delaware REC’s efforts to use electronic health records to elevate the quality of care that patients receive, please visit www.dehitrec.org or call 1.866.475.9669, ext. 4010.

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