We are proud to announce that the Center for Health Information Partnerships (CHIP) will be joining a city-wide collaboration between the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI), the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and community partners that will focus on…
Read MoreOn July 10, the Illinois Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Education and Outreach Program team traveled to Springfield, IL, to meet with the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services (HFS) to discuss the program’s provider support and outreach efforts….
Read MoreAndrew Wang, a Doctoral Research Assistant at CHIP, recently presented the center’s research abstract, “Impact of Practice Facilitation in Primary Care on Chronic Disease Care Processes and Outcomes: A Systematic Review,” at AcademyHealth’s 2018 Annual Research Meeting. Held in Seattle,…
Read MoreTo qualify for payment from the Illinois Medicaid EHR Incentive Program – formerly “Meaningful Use” and recently renamed “Promoting Interoperability (Medicaid)” – you must engage with one or more specialized registries. In 2018, there are no exclusions from public health reporting…
Read MoreCHiP Director Abel Kho co-authored a research article published in the April issue of Health Affairs examining the obstacles surrounding using Electronic Health Record (EHR) data for quality improvement. The paper, titled “Primary Care Practices’ Abilities and Challenges In Using…
Read MoreDr. Theresa Walunas, Director of CHITREC and Associate Director of CHiP, was invited to present at Northwestern University’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) Biomedical Informatics Data Science (BIDS) talk series last week. Dr. Walunas’s talk, “Using an Integrated Medical…
Read MoreOn March 7-8, Healthy Hearts in the Heartland (H3) held its final in-person practice facilitation training workshop, hosted by the American Medical Association. CHiP’s Associate Director, Dr. Theresa Walunas, kicked off the workshop with welcome remarks reflecting on the project’s…
Read MoreRecently, we’ve been sharing wonderful success stories from our Great Lakes Practice Transformation Network (GLPTN) partners. GLPTN’s mission, which focuses on Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan, is to empower clinicians with information, services, and support in order to bring joy…
Read MoreDr. George Schroeder of Plymouth Family Physicians was presented with the 2017 Hypertension Control Champion Award at the Center for Disease Control Public Health Grand Rounds, “Million Hearts 2022: A Compelling Call to Action,” which was held on February 20….
Read MoreThe deadline to submit your Meaningful Use attestation is March 31, 2018. Don’t wait until the last minute! Now is the time to make sure those responsible for completing MU attestation have the information and access to do so successfully. Take…
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