Transcript HRSA Presentation March 2008

Weston Willet, CIO
Institute for Family Health
[email protected]
845-255-3435 x3054
September 2010
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Using HIT to Facilitate Care
Coordination
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HEAL 10
• Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability
Law
• Provides funds to promote use of HIT in
New York State
• HEAL 10 – Care Coordination Zone
– Identify Chronic Condition – Diabetes
– Provide All Caregivers for a Diabetic
Patient Access to all of the Patient’s
Medical Information
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HITCH
• Formed Hudson Information
Technology for Community Health, Inc.
– The Institute for Family Health
– Hudson River Healthcare
– Ossining Open Door
• Developed List of Other Caregivers
– Hospitals
– Specialists
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Information Exchange
Strategy
• Encourage Other Caregivers to Join
THINC RHIO
• Develop Technology within THINC to
Exchange Clinical Care Documents
– Referrals and Consult Notes
– Discharge Summaries
• MedAllies Providing the Exchange Service
– Developing Integration with EHRs
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Other Options
• Not All Caregivers Will Have EHRs
• Need To Develop Other Options
– Fax Services
– EHR Portals
• Epic – Epiccare Link
• eCW – In Development
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Daniel Calman, BA
Institute for Family Health
[email protected]
845-255-3435 x3057
September 2010
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The Institute has been live since
September 2002 on Epic Systems
Electronic Health Record and
Practice Management System
(Release: Summer ’09)
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Enhancing aspects of HIT
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Lab Requests
Patient Encounters
Imaging
Medications
Notes
Episodes
Consults
Letters
Medical History
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The Institute for Family Health
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Select Patient
Patient Lists
In Basket
Schedule an Appointment
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Clinicals
•Chart review
• Medications
•Demographics
•Results Review
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Clinicals
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Flow sheets
Allergies
Problem List
Growth Charts
Order Review/Entry
Referrals
Upload a Document
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Chart Review
Encounters, Lab Results, Imaging,
Procedures, ECG’s, Other Orders,
Medications, Letters, Notes,
Reports, Episodes, and Media
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Medical History
Patient History Report
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In Basket
Means of Communication
In Basket
Send messages:
• Interoffice
• To other Affiliates
• Send Results
• Send Referrals
• Help Desk tickets
• Uploading Documenets
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Scheduling Appointments
Appointment types
•Follow up
•New Patient
•Physical Exam
Scheduling Appointments
• Confirmation
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