January 20, 2012 - Improving health outcomes is what health care is all about, and with that in mind, our next advanced Missouri Health Information Technology (MO HIT) Assistance Center Webinar will focus on the "Meaningful Use and Million Hearts." Read more »

January 6, 2012 - Are you sitting on the electronic health record (EHR) sidelines? Some Missouri providers are uncertain about what to do, or are concerned they have everything they need to start, while others are hesitant that an uninformed decision could put them into a precarious financial position. Getting those vital answers to your questions can help you to take the next step. Read more »

December 13, 2011 - A growing number of Missouri providers across the state are successfully attesting to stage one meaningful use. Now, providers are looking at what lies ahead for stage two when health records will be exchanged. While you've been busily working on meaningful use of EHRs, the Missouri Health Connection has been forging a pathway for the rapid and secure exchange of electronic health records. We thought the New Year was a perfect time to check in on their progress and get a sneak preview of what's ahead for 2012. Read more »

More time to meet Stage 2 meaningful use if Missouri providers adopt health IT & attest by 2011 Read more »

October 24, 2011 - Several quality measures for meaningful use, including six preventative measures, are the same for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS-formerly known as PQRI.) Some EHRs are even capable of submitting data for both programs. Read more »

September 28, 2011 - Kirksville health care providers Wesley Ryle, MD and Justin Puckett, DO will be recognized on Thursday, October 13th by Missouri Health Information Technology (MO HIT) Assistance Center for their leadership in the nationwide transition toward electronic health records. MO HIT Assistance Center is the Regional Extension Center designated by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to assist clinicians in Missouri in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records. Read more »

September 6, 2011 - Clinical quality measures are one of the important elements that demonstrate the effective use of certified electronic health records. But before you start doing that, investing a little time in learning how to properly track clinical quality measures can help you avoid common pitfalls and optimize your results. To help providers start off on the right foot, the Missouri Health Information Technology (MO HIT) Assistance Center will host a free Webinar and audio conference on that subject at 11:30 am on Wednesday, September 28th. Read more »

September 26, 2011 - If you have an EHR or plan to implement one soon, the privacy and security of those electronic health records should be at the top of your checklist. Although you may turn to EHR and IT vendors to help you establish the basic mechanisms to safeguard this data, the on-going security and privacy of this information largely rests on the individuals who input and access this data each day, people like you. Read more »

September 22, 2011 - Breaches in patient health records, whether paper or electronic, happen. Most people assume the greatest threat to patient health record security is computer hacking. But in fact, negligence, not hacking, is a far greater threat to health record security, according the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read more »

September 20, 2011 - Hospitals in Missouri, and elsewhere, can now have an easier transition to electronic records (EHRs), thanks to a new resource from the Missouri Health Information Technology (MO HIT) Assistance Center. MO HIT Assistance Center's collaborative partner, The Hospital Industry Data Institute, a subsidiary of the Missouri Hospital Association, has developed the EHRToolkit™. The EHRToolkit™ helps hospitals through all phases of EHR adoption and meaningful use. Read more »