PCHIT links for December 18th:

• Electronic Health Information among Community Health Centers … - Penetration of EHR’s in Community Health Centers
• Electronic Health Information among Community Health Centers: Adoption and Barriers - Information about adoption of EHR’s in community health centers, 2006
• Remarks to the National Association of Community Health Centers - Information about HIT deployment in community health centers, including large grants this year
• Massachusetts (Mass) Health Policy Forum - Title - Comprehensive view on the Health IT Landscape in MA
• Perceptions about computers and the internet in a …[Ambul Pediatr. 2005 Mar-Apr] - PubMed Result - Study from University of Washington showing impressive use of the Internet
• Use of the Internet to Communicate with Health Care Providers in the United States: Estimates from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS) | Beckjord | Journal of Medical Internet Research - 10% communicate with health care providers; no association with education level or income which is significant.

PCHIT links for November 26th through November 28th:

• Are Your Patients Ready for Electronic Communication? - October 2007 - Family Practice Management - Nice story about a practice that learns its patients are ready. Helpful survey included
• The Digital Office - Special edition on PHR’s, from HIMSS
• Society for Adolescent Medicine: Advocacy/Policy - Position paper on confidentiality / privacy for teens
• Pacific Business Group on Health - Page on Building Healthcare Value - nice summary from the purchaser perspective