Purpose
The Resource Center is an online information sharing network and resource center for communities to help organizations that are implementing information technology and health information exchange. It is the first-ever consolidated online resource providing all community stakeholders interested in electronic health information exchange with guidance on how to plan and implement the organizational, clinical, financial, legal and technical strategies to mobilize healthcare information across organizations to improve health and healthcare
Target Audiences
The Resource Center serves a wide range of stakeholders interested in improving healthcare through the use of information technology and health information exchange, including but not limited to practicing clinicians, payers, public health agencies, employers and healthcare purchasers, healthcare information technology suppliers, consumer and patient groups, federal and state agencies, and hospitals and other healthcare organizations such as rural providers and community health centers.
How to Use Our Site
Following are brief explanations of the navigational tools available .
Site Tools
- Search: Use keywords to search the site or to find community-based projects
- What's New: Recent additions to the site.
- Frequently Asked Questions: Access to CCBH’'s most requested information
- Discussion forums: Share your lessons learned, materials, and tools with other communities
- Provide feedback: Let us know what you think about the site
- Links:Links to other resources and organizations.
Organization of the CCBH RC Site
Information is organized by category: Communities, Financial, Clinical, Patients/Consumers, Organization, Technology, and Legal.
The site also includes a unique “Community Directory” section, which profiles the work being done to mobilize health information by many nationwide multi-stakeholder collaboratives particpating in health information exchange.
Communities that have received funding through the CCBH program are highlighted (funded communities).
There is also a growing section of "Community Profiles" where more detailed information and sample tools and templates are provided from a subset of communities included in the Directory.
As this site continues to grow and evolve, we look forward to hearing from you on opportunities to collaborate and ways in which we can improve these resources.
If you would like to participate, or simply wish to provide input, please email: info@ehealthinitiative.org .
