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Comments on Stage 1 Proposed Rules

Download comments submitted to CMS on Meaningful Use of Health IT , March 12, 2012.
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TCP Mentioned in Several Media Outlets Highlighting Technology-Enabled Innovations for Improving Children's Health

Technology-Enabled Innovations for Improving Children's Health, a joint project of The Children's Partnership and the Public Health Institute/Health Technology, has been highlighted in several media outlets. 

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Improving Health Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: The Role of Electronic Record Systems

Working Draft by Stefanie Gluckman with Terri Shaw | October 2008

fostercare11This Issue Brief describes how Electronic Record Systems (ERS) - electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technology solutions that facilitate the management, sharing, and use of information - can benefit children in foster care, and the systems that serve them. The brief profiles state and local ERS efforts for the foster care population, highlighting early evidence of the efforts' impact and outlining lessons- learned. It also provides recommendations for actions to expand the reach of ERSs to benefit greater numbers of children in foster care and, potentially, other children and families.

Download the Issue Brief (PDF, 516 KB)

Download the Exectuve Summary (PDF, 216 KB)

Download a One-Page Overview of How Technology is Being Used to Improve the Lives of California's Foster Care Youth (PDF, 92 KB)

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Community Technology Programs Deliver Opportunities to Youth

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92.3% of children in grades K-12 use a computer at school. 87% of children enrolled in public schools used a computer, compared with 85% enrolled in private schools. (Source: www.census.gov)


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