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Butler County Clinic, P.C. Signs on with Wide River TEC
The Butler County Clinic, P.C.has entered an agreement with Wide River Technology Extension Center (TEC), Nebraska’s Regional Extension Center (REC) for Health Information Technology. Wide River TEC serves Nebraska, offering a combination of counsel and technical assistance to small practices operating in rural and/or medically underserved areas.
The Clinic will be provided with individualized counsel and technical assistance from Wide River TEC in the following key areas:
• Selecting the certified EHR product that offers the best value for the practice’s needs
• Creating a timeline and milestones for an effective “go-live” implementation
• Enhancing clinical and administrative workflows to maximize the full functionality of the EHR system
• Observing and complying with the legal, regulatory and professional requirements to protect the privacy and security of patient information
Wide River TEC was awarded a four-year cooperative agreement grant by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (HITREC) for Nebraska. Through some 62 Regional Extension Centers (RECs) around the country, primary care physicians can tap into the technical know-how necessary to successfully become meaningful users in an improved health care system. The REC program is part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, and has been endorsed by Wide River TEC.
Wide River TEC will assist Nebraska primary care providers to adopt EHR systems and achieve Meaningful Use to obtain Medicare or Medicaid incentive dollars. CIMRO of Nebraska, parent organization of Wide River TEC, has invaluable previous experience working with Nebraska providers on implementation of HIT and is well known, experienced and trusted in the state.
Gerald Luckey, MD said the Clinic is proud to be one of the first to begin working with Wide River TEC.
Wide River TEC Director, Todd Searls, said, “This is a unique opportunity for the Clinic to take advantage of resources available to them that will assist with implementing HIT in their practice. We look forward to offering services to the Clinic while we continue building on our standing relationships with other clinics we’ve assisted previously.”
For additional information about Wide River TEC, visit www.widerivertec.org. For more information on the REC program offered through the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/programs/rec.
The Butler County Clinic and Wide River TEC working collaboratively will create a smooth transition to EHR meaningful use as we will all play a part in transforming coordinated, patient-centric healthcare.
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