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Dental Health
Telehealth refers to the use of technology to provide health care at a distance. The important and increasing role of telehealth in the delivery of health care has been recognized for several decades. Although there are fewer reports on the use of telehealth to deliver oral health services, evidence is emerging that these technologies can enhance the ability of the oral health delivery system to reach vulnerable and underserved populations.
This Brief provides an overview of the challenges faced by California's children and their families in obtaining necessary dental care and outlines a workforce innovation designed to bridge the supply gap between existing providers and California's most vulnerable children. This Brief also provides a proposal for action, laying out a practical solution to help California's state and community leaders ensure children get the dental care they need and to make real the promise of health care reform.Submitted Comments on Health IT
- Comments on RFI on Accelerating Interoperability and Information Exchange Across the Care ContinuumThe Children's Partnership joins a list of twenty-one organizations on this sign-on letter from the Consumer Partnership for eHealth and the Campaign from Better Care, responding to the HHS Request for Information (RFI) on advancing interoperability and health information exchange.
- Comments on Stage 3 Meaningful UseDownload TCP's submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIT Policy Committee, regarding Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria.
- Comments, California Health Information Exchange “Strategic and Operational Plan, June 2012”
Download TCP's comments on California's HIE Strategic and Operational Plan, submitted August 9, 2012
- Comments, Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth RFIRead the official comments to the U.S. Department of Education on improving outcomes for disconnected youth.
- Comments on Stage 2 Proposed RulesDownload submitted comments to CMS regarding CMS-0044-P, Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rules.
May 7, 2012 - Comments on Stage 2 Preliminary RecommendationsDownload our submitted comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology regarding the Meaningful Use Workgroup request regarding Meaningful Use Stage 2.
- Proposed Rules, Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
Download the submitted comments to HIT Policy Committee, CMS-0033-P
- Comments on Stage 1 Proposed RulesDownload comments submitted to CMS on Meaningful Use of Health IT , March 12, 2012.
- Comments on the HIT provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Download submitted comments on Promoting Children’s Health Through Meaningful Use of HIT
Letters of Support on Health IT
- SB 1050 (Alquist) - Letter to the GovernorThe Children's Partnership urges Governor Brown to sign SB 1050, which establishes am Autism Telehealth Taskforce within the Department of Developmental Services (DSS). Read more about the Taskforce in this letter .
- The Children's Partnership Sponsors SB 1050
The Children's Partnership submitted a letter to California State Senator Alquist as a sponsor of SB 1050, which establishes an Autism Telehealth Taskforce within the Department of Developmental Services (DSS).
It requires DDS to identify a Lead Administrator that will be responsible for the activities and work of the Taskforce. The Taskforce will provide technical assistance to DSS in the area of telehealth services for individuals with ASDs. Further, it will provide recommendations for the implementation of at least one demonstration site project that promotes the use of telehealth and technology to assist and improve the delivery of services for children with ASDs.
Download the full letter here.
Testimony on Health IT
- Technology and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders Informational Hearing
Jenny Kattlove, Director, Strategic Health Initiatives
California State Capitol Building, Room 3191
February 22, 2012 - Testimony, Consumer Perspective on EHR Usability
Download testimony to the Certifcation/Adoption Workgroup on the impact of EHR Usability on the Consumer.
April 21, 2011
Presentations on Health IT
- Expanding the Use of a Personal Health Record (PHR) System to California’s Foster Care Population
Ginny Puddefoot, , Director of HIT Initiatives for Vulnerable Youth
California Child Welfare Council
Data Linkage and Information Sharing Committee
San Francisco, CADownload the presentation here. (pdf)
- Expanding the Use of a Personal Health Record (PHR) System to California’s Foster Care Population
Ginny Puddefoot presented at the state Health Information Exchange (HIE) Summit; highlighting the public/private collaborative effort led by TCP to develop a Strategic Plan to implement the state’s “Audacious Goal” to provide every child in foster care with a PHR within five years.
Downoad the Power Point presentation here.
- Improving Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: The Role of Electronic Information Exchange
Ginny Puddefoot presented with Barry Zimmerman, Director of Ventura County Human Services Agency, to the California Child Welfare Council’s Information Sharing and Data Exchange Committee; highlighting TCP’s work on HIT and Care Coordination and the proposed Ventura County Foster Health Link Project.
Download the Power Point Presentation here.
- Congressional Briefing: Electronic Information Exchange for Children in Foster Care
Beth Morrow, Director, Health IT Initiatives
Children's Health Care Caucus, Washington, DC
May 17, 2012Download the Power Point Presentation
- Improving Health Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: The Role of Electronic Information Exchange
Ginny Puddefoot, Director HIT Initiatives for Vulnerable Youth
March 29, 2012Download the Power Point Presentation
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