State Resources

This FAQ document helps answer common questions related to the 2012 State Lab Census.

NEW! This document outlines benefits of using the IHIN's Direct Secure Messaging solution to communicate outside your healthcare organization.

NEW! Using ICAetc's Testing Portal, you can test your EHR/EMR system capabilities prior to connecting to the Iowa Health Information Network.

Iowa e-Health developed various plans and reports available for you to view and download.

Learn more about the Iowa Health Information Exchange by watching a demonstration webinar.  Recorded on March 18, 2011.  mms://video2.state.ia.us/idph/2011/ehealth/hie_demonstration.wmv

If you're having difficulty viewing the demo, please download the codec at the following link:  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/codec?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com

Download and use the EHR and HIE ROI worksheets!  The worksheets can be helpful for providers to understand their potential cost savings (or cost shifting) associated with implementing an EHR system and signing up to participate in the Iowa HIE.

NEW!  General facts and information about Iowa e-Health. 

A fact sheet for health care providers including the components of health IT planning in Iowa.

NEW!  This resource for prescribers and pharmacists was developed by the Iowa Pharmacy Association in cooperation with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy and Iowa e-Health to help clarify issues surrounding e-prescribing controlled substances in Iowa. 

A list of health information technology assets and achievements in Iowa.

A list of Iowa e-Health stakeholders.

The EHR Incentive Payment program allows Medicaid to pay eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals that adopt and meaningfully use certified EHR technology.

HIMSS is a not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of health information technology and management systems for the betterment of health care.

Iowa providers are working to overcome barriers to EHR adoption.  Find out what types of barriers are most concerning and about the resources available to address these concerns.

The Iowa e-Health Workforce & Education Workgroup has compiled a comprehensive list of Health IT Workforce Competencies and a Curriculum Assessment Tool as a resource to assist Health IT Educational Program Directors, Educational Curriculum Specialists, Workplace Trainers and others in similar positions assess their organization's current or proposed curriculum in the area of Health IT. 

These materials are intended to serve as a starting point to begin discussions about what knowledge, attitudes and behaviors learners completing Health IT programs (Certificate or Credit) should demonstrate to be considered competent Health IT workers, how those skills should be taught and how learners should be evaluated. 

To request a complimentary copy of the Health IT Workforce Competencies, including the Curriculum Assessment Tool, please contact Iowa e-Health at ehealth@idph.iowa.gov.

The Iowa Department of Public Health's Bureau of Oral Health and Delivery Systems coordinates the Iowa Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Iowa FLEX Program).  This is a short overview of the program.