HIT-HIE Technical Assistance & Outreach (eHealthDC)

 In 2017, DCPCA’s eHealthDC program was awarded a 5-year contract with the DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) to help establish and administer the District’s Promoting Interoperability(PI)/Meaningful Use (MU) program funded by CMS.  The eHealthDC team, which included partners Clinovations Government + Health and Zane Networks, offered free technical assistance and Meaningful Use (MU) guidance to Medicaid-eligible professionals participating in the District’s Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (MEIP) to support their adoption and effective use of EHR and HIE technologies. To support this effort, eHealthDC launched an innovative workforce development and training initiative to place public health interns from participating anchor institutions into safety-net clinics to help patients learn and use available technologies to facilitate remote access to their health records and improve engagement with their health care providers. As of 9/30/2021, the eHealthDC team delivered MU/PI TA services to 92 provider organizations, resulting in successful MU achievement for an additional 600 eligible Medicaid providers who earned incentive payments valued at nearly $6 million. 

For more information on whether you qualify for free eHealthDC support or for access to Meaningful Use resources, visit our website at www.e-healthdc.org.

eHealthDC is funded by the DC Department of Health Care Finance and is administered through the District of Columbia Primary Care Association.