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Primary Care Information Project : NYC DOHMH

   

The Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) is a multifaceted program to support the adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) among primary care providers in NYC's underserved communities. Its mission is to improve population health through appropriate technology and health information exchange.

The PCIP has a clear mission, set of objectives, structure, and operational framework. Click here to read more.

If you are a NYC primary care provider, apply today to join the 2,100 providers who are currently participating in PCIP!

Click here to find out if you are eligible to adopt an EHR through PCIP funding.

Read the November 2009 PCIP Newsletter

Primary Care Providers working in NYC’s most medically underserved communities are eligible to receive additional funding from PCIP. Click here if your practice in one of the following Zip Codes  South Bronx (10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460, 10474) Central Brooklyn (11205, 11206, 11207, 11213, 11216, 11221, 11233, 11237, 11238) or Harlem (10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10037, 10039, 10029, 10035.)

PCIP announces the NYC Health eHearts Rewards program, a pay-for-performance initiative for NYC adult primary care practices funded by the Robin Hood Foundation. For more information and to participate in the initiative, click here  

City to Pay Doctors to Contribute to Database  In April, the city began sending participating doctors report cards on how their preventive efforts compare to their peers’ (only the individual doctor being rated will be named, and the rankings will not be public). A prototype was used in 2007 to send electronic messages warning physicians in the Bronx of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease…“                    
Read the full New York Times article published on December 29, 2008.

An ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure; Health commissioner's digital vision designed to revamp primary care.(Health Care Report)   
An activist for better health care, city Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden believes the city could prevent many deaths and illnesses if it had more information about the things that make New Yorkers sick and took action to prevent them, including paying doctors more to keep patients healthy.                                          
Click here to read the full Crain's New York Business October 2008 article

Click here to read more articles and press releases

Contents
An Overview

DOHMH's PCIP was formed with the recognition that 1) Primary care is the critical interface between public health and the health care system; and 2) The inefficient, ineffective, high costs/low quality health care in the U.S. is largely attributable to the antiquated and fragmented health care system that fails to properly collect and use health information (see "Challenges to Current Health Care System").

PCIP will facilitate the use of public health oriented information technology among community-based primary care practices through:

  1. PCIP Electronic Health Records (EHR) expansion -- Assist New York City primary care providers in medically underserved areas to adopt interoperable EHRs and use them to improve the quality of preventive care.
  2. NYC Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics -- A collaborative effort with The Institute for Urban Family Health and the Columbia Department of Biomedical Informatics. This CDC-funded center is dedicated to the use of public health informatics to achieve public health goals through creating an information-sharing and decision-making environment within which public health practitioners, clinical providers, and the public can all be empowered to take individual actions for the greater good. Projects include:
    1. 'The Model EHR for Public Health'. Defining public health functionality within an EHR, including high performance quality measurement and registry functions, clinical decision support tools for improved preventive care, and linkages to public health information systems (e.g., Citywide Immunization Registry, School Health, Syndromic Surveillance).
    2. Enhanced Public Health Reporting and Health Information Exchange. Investigating the use of natural language processing for extraction of public health-relevant information from unstructured EHR data, and public health uses of Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs).

          PCIP has developed an evaluation strategy to assess all stages of PCIP's HIT initiatives.

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          PCIP Status Report

          The PCIP team has successfully recruited over 2,100 providers from numerous private medical practices, community health centers, and hospitals to use the prevention-oriented Take Care New York version of eClinicalWorks. Our partner practices are serving more than 200,000 patients in NYC. These practices are located in the five boroughs of the city as seen as below. (Please click here to see a larger picture)

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          Contact Us

          If you have questions or would like more information about PCIP, please email us at pcip@health.nyc.gov.

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          Primary Care Information Project: PCIP HomePCIP Home
          Primary Care Information Project: Electronic Health Records (EHR) ExpansionElectronic Health Records (EHR) Expansion
          Evaluation StrategyEvaluation Strategy
          NYC Health eHearts Rewards program NYC Health eHearts Rewards program
          Primary Care Information ProjectPress Releases & Articles
          Primary Care Information ProjectPCIP Career Opportunities
          Evaluation StrategySign up for our mailing list
          Contact UsContact Us
          INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
          eHearts Application and AgreementeHearts Application and Agreement (PDF)
          eHearts FAQseHearts FAQs (PDF)
          Electronic Health Records Action KitElectronic Health Records Action Kit
          Sign up for an EHR demonstrationSign up for an EHR demonstration (PDF)
          City Health Information Newsletter on EHRsCity Health Information Newsletter on EHRs (PDF)
          City Health Information Newsletter on EHRsMeasure Maintenance (PDF)
          City Health Information Newsletter on EHRsPCIP Monthly Newsletters
          OTHER RESOURCES
          80 Centre St. Training80 Centre St. Training
          Go-Live Training SurveysGo-Live Training Surveys
          Health Care ProvidersInformation for Health Care Providers
          NYC MEDTake Care New York
          NYC MEDNYC MED
          City Health Information City Health Information
          Physician's AlertsPhysician's Alerts
          Public Health Detailing KitPublic Health Detailing Kit
           
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