Request for Proposals: Evaluation of Small Practice eDesign
CHCF is funding a two-year, $1.5 million initiative, called Small Practice eDesign, that will develop a prototype community infrastructure and tools that support the adoption, integration, and meaningful use of EHRs for small practices. The project will develop, refine, and test a model to support EHR implementation in up to 20 primary care practices in Tulare County. (One of the poorest counties in the nation, Tulare County is a federally designated primary care shortage area and has the highest prevalence of diabetes in California.) It will combine Web-hosted software, centralized implementation, and technical support -- working through a local trusted intermediary organization, the Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings Counties. The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative will provide much of the health information technology implementation support. In addition, replicable tools will be developed to support standardized data flows, redesigned office workflow, and other functions.
