The Children's Partnership is pleased to announe that Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives, is joining the Consumer Empowerment Workgroup (CEWG) of the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC). The newly formed Consumer Empowerment Workgroup’s charge is to provide recommendations on policy issues and opportunities for strengthening the ability of consumers, patients, and lay caregivers to manage health and health care for themselves or others. Download the full statement here.
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Download submitted comments from The Children's Partnership and our consumer advocate partners regarding the Exchange's March 21, 2013 proposed eligibility and enrollment regulations for the Individual Exchange (Covered California).
Download TCP's submitted comments to CMS on the proposed Online and Paper Model Applications, CMS-10440.
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The Children’s Partnership and SPARC will be co-hosting a webinar, "Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care," on Thursday, January 31st at 2:00pm EST.
Speakers will include:
- Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives at The Children’s Partnership (Author of the issue brief)
- Michelle Lustig, Coordinator for the Foster Youth and Homeless Education Services, San Diego, CA
- Rebecca Alejandro, Program Specialist, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
You can register for the webinar here.
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The Children's Partnership and SPARC co-released Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care, an issue brief that lays out the case for investing in systems that enable electronic information exchange for children and youth in foster care, reviews existing efforts underway in states and communities, identifies specific elements that serve this population most effectively, and discusses steps that state advocates can take to establish an integrated electronic record of care for foster children and youth in their state.
The Children’s Partnership and SPARC will be hosting an webinar on Thursday, January 31st at 2:00pm EST. Speakers will include Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives at The Children’s Partnership, author of the issue brief.
You can register for the webinar here.
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Beth Morrow | January 2013
 This brief lays out the case for investing in systems that enable electronic information exchange for children and youth in foster care, reviews existing efforts underway in states and communities, identifies specific elements that serve this population most effectively, and discusses steps that state advocates can take to establish an integrated electronic record of care for foster children and youth in their state.
Download the issue brief.
The Children’s Partnership and SPARC co-hosted a webinar, Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care (audio recording and slides), providing examples of current electronic information exchange programs in the states.
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Download TCP's submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIT Policy Committee, regarding Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria.
On January 1, 2013, federal lawmakers passed a bill that will improve social workers’ access to school records of the children and youth in foster care that they support.
"Through the Uninterrupted Scholars Act, Congress has provided an important stepping stone to improve outcomes for children and youth in foster care," said Beth Morrow, Director, Health IT Initiatives. Download her full statement here .
Read about the Uninterrrupted Scholars Act here.
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Download TCP's comments on California's HIE Strategic and Operational Plan, submitted August 9, 2012
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Read the official comments to the U.S. Department of Education on improving outcomes for disconnected youth.
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