Resource Details

A Practical Guide on Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation and Technology Tools

Year Developed: 2025

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Enabling Staff

Language(s): English

Sponsored by: HITEQ

Developed by: Other (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Developed by National Training and Technical Assistance Partners, HITEQ and Health Partners on IPV+ Exploitation, this practical guide features key tools and principles to help health centers (HCs) develop safe documentation for intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and exploitation (IPV/HT/E) in their electronic health records (EHRs) and other technology tools. In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) introduced new Uniform Data System (UDS) data elements for health centers (HCs) to report on IPV and HT/E. With the evolving landscape of data use in medical settings, it is imperative that HC staff understand privacy principles and implement best practices to protect confidentiality for survivors of IPV/HT/E. This resource features guidelines on documenting IPV/HT/E in the EHR using a trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach. The guide also features tools that FUTURES has developed alongside health IT platforms, namely for eClinicalWorks and OCHIN Epic, to aid HCs in using the evidence-based CUES intervention that focuses on universal education approaches on IPV/HT/E.

Resource Details: This guide is available as a PDF (4 pages) in English.

Resource Topic: Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data

Resource Subtopic: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Privacy and Security.

Keywords: Community Health Workers, Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Education of - Staff (e.g., Competency-Based), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Implementation Tools, Privacy/Protected Health Information (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)), Uniform Data System (UDS).