Health Information Technology (HIT) Resources Page

Regional Extension Center (REC)
Health Technology Services (HTS), a division of Mountain-Pacific Quality Health is the federally designated Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center for the states of Montana and Wyoming.

Regional Extension Centers (RECs) offer technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support and accelerate health care providers’ efforts to become meaningful users of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

Health Information Exchange (HIE)
HealthShare Montana
Statewide initiative focused on the exchange of health care information.

Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)

Department of Health & Human Services: Health Information Technology
HITECH Funding Opportunities, Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator, Standards and Certification, Privacy and Security

• HITECH Funding Opportunities
• Meaningful Use

HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.

HRSA: Health Information Technology
HIT Adoption Toolbox, Telehealth, EHR: Selection Guidelines for Health Centers, Health Center Controlled Networks

NACHC: Health Information Technology
Latest news and information effecting CHCs.

National Resource Center for Health Information Technology (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
HIT Tools, Knowledge Library, Funding Opportunities

Telemedicine
American Telemedicine Association
The American Telemedicine Association is the leading resource and advocate promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology.

Center for Telehealth and E-Health Law
The National Telehealth Resource Center’s mission is to advise, educate, and inform telehealth stakeholders and interested parties in the legal and regulatory issues facing telehealth.

Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
The NRTRC provides technical assistance in developing telehealth networks and applications to serve rural and underserved communities.