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United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET). National Indian Health Board-Regional Extension Center (NIHB-REC) & Sub-Recipient Support Update. Background – ARRA HITECH-REC Grant. Summer 2009:
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United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) National Indian Health Board-Regional Extension Center (NIHB-REC) & Sub-Recipient Support Update
Background – ARRA HITECH-REC Grant • Summer 2009: • Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Funding Opportunity Announcement • Dec 2009: • HITECH-REC Preliminary Application Submitted • January 2010: • Full application submitted • Feb 2011: • 1st Sub-recipient awarded to USET • June – Present 2011: • ANTHC, NPAIHB and CRIHB Sub-recipient Awards
REC Sub-Recipient – Service Area • Alaska • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) • USET • ABQ • Aberdeen • Billings • Bemidji • Navajo • Nashville • Oklahoma • Phoenix • Tucson • Portland • Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) • California • California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)
NIHB AI/AN National REC Staff • REC Director - Tom Kauley • REC Deputy Director - Shawn Leckey
USET Staff Support • USET-REC Lead - Byron Jasper • NIHB-REC MU Lead - Vicki French • USET-REC EHR & HIE Project Manager Lead – Michelle Ruslavage • Other USET Support Staff • Data Coordinator (part-time) • Special Projects Coordinator (part-time) • TEC Programmer/Statistician (part-time)
USET Funded - IT & Clinical Consultant Support • Mike Allen (Pharmacy) • Mary Ann Niesen (Pharmacy) • Carla Stearle (Pharmacy) • Lori Moore (Pharmacy) • Jennette Chase-Wilson (Lab) • Deborah Burkybile (Nursing & EHR Ambulatory Lead) • Mollie Ayala (EHR Training & Coordinator) • Pat Gowan, RHIA (HIM Clinical Consultant) • Rick Pullen (IT Site Manager Consultant) • Foster Pharmacy Services, LLC • Pharmacy & EHR Informatics, LLC
REC - Core Scope of Services • HITECH Act- Education and Outreach • Practice and Workflow Redesign • EHR Functional Interoperability and HIE • Privacy and Security Best Practices • Meaningful Use • Local Workforce Development • National Learning Consortium • Vendor Selection & Group Purchasing • Implementation & Project Management
NIHB-REC Partnerships & Collaboration • IHS EHR Deployment Team • IHS MU Core Team • IHS Area Office HIT Staff • State REC • State Medicaid Agency • Health Information Exchange Organizations • MOST OF ALL – IHS, Tribal, and Urban Health Facility Staff
Accessing REC Support Services • Step #1: Sites sign-up with the NIHB-REC by completing and returning the Provider Agreement Form. • Step #2: Work closely identified Area Office HIT staff. • Step #3: Communicate with Byron ,Vicki, and Michelle at USET or your Area’s NIHB-Sub-recipient Contractor (ANTHC, NPAIHB or CRIHB)
USET Staff Contacts • Byron Jasper: Project Lead byron.jasper@ihs.gov 615-467-1549 • Vicki French: MU Lead vicki.french@ihs.gov 615-467-1578 • Michelle Ruslavage: Health Informaticist/HIE michelle.ruslavage@ihs.gov 615-467-1551