TEXAS

The Texas Regional Extension Centers are among of a select group of organizations throughout the U.S. designated as having the experience and capacity necessary to assist health care providers with the task of modernizing their practices with certified EHRs. We have been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology to serve providers, with a focus on primary care providers, in Texas.

Provider support throughout the EHR Implementation Process.

The Texas Regional Extension Centers are a support and resource center making the implementation or upgrade of EHRs easier for providers throughout the process. Ultimately, our aim is to help increase quality of care for patients, overall productivity, and improve the quality of work/life balance for you by helping providers achieve meaningful use of EHR systems. We will not leave your practice until EHR implementation is successful.

We offer participating practices a wide range of valuable services. Some of our core service areas include:

   * EHR implementation and project management
   * HIT education and training
   * Vendor selection & financial consultation
   * Practice/workflow redesign
   * Privacy and security
   * Partnering with state and national health information exchange (HIE)
   * Ongoing technical assistance

Our priority is helping providers understand and take advantage of the full benefits of EHRs. We provide scalable solutions that will enable providers to:

   * Improve patient safety and quality of care while reducing costs associated with medical errors, duplicate tests, and administering paper records and claims
   * Easily navigate the EHR vendor marketplace by having supported access to recommended certified systems
   * Use EHRs in a meaningful way so that patient information is available when and where it is needed, and care is coordinated across provider teams
   * Achieve EHR meaningful use objectives from the very beginning, maximizing incentives and minimizing financial and administrative burdens associated with implementing new electronic systems