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The Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) seeks to improve population health through health information technology and data exchange. The program supports the adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) among primary care providers in New York City's underserved communities. If you are an NYC provider, apply today to join over 2,200 providers currently participating in PCIP. Find out if you are eligible to adopt an EHR through PCIP funding and begin your application | |
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 PCIP Launches Panel Management Program PCIP recently launched a new program to help primary-care physicians combat preventable health problems. Under the Panel Management program, outreach specialists will work with physicians to identify patients in need of preventive health services such as cholesterol management or blood pressure control, and encourage them to make appointments for care and treatment. Physicians who worked with PCIP to implement an EHR are eligible to have an outreach specialist work with their practice at no charge. Contact Carlene Duncan to sign see if you qualify or with any questions at cduncan1@health.nyc.gov. Read Full Press ReleaseNY Daily News Article on Panel ManagementMore Details |
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New Funding Opportunities for Patient Centered Medical Home Providers now have two more reasons to apply for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification. Empire BlueCross BlueShield and New York State Medicaid both recently announced plans to pay providers who meet the criteria, set by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), by March 2010. Contact Laura Breiner with any questions at lbreiner@health.nyc.gov. |
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HHS Releases More Meaningul Use Details In broad terms, Meaningful Use means that your use of an EHR extends the life of your patients and improves the efficiency of the health care system. For specifics, we look to the definition released by the Federal Government in the last days of 2009. The definition will become final in March of this year, after input from public comment. The staff at PCIP is studying these regulations closely in preparation to help your practice reach Meaningful Use in the years ahead. PCIP will be updating this site as more detials come out and visiting practices to discuss your specific needs. In addition, providers working with PCIP can attend one of three interactive seminars: To RSVP, contact Tom Cannell at tcannell@health.nyc.gov. Official Meaningful Use Overview from HHSMore Details |
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PCIP Status Report The PCIP team has successfully recruited over 2,200 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 2,000,000 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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