Transcript What Happens after You Sign with Missouri Health Information Technology Assistance Center?

What Happens after You Sign with
Missouri Health Information
Technology Assistance Center?
Federally-designated Regional Extension Center for the State
of Missouri
University of Missouri:
Department of Health Management and Informatics
Center for Health Policy
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Partners:
Hospital Industry Data Institute (Critical Access Hospitals)
Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium
Missouri Primary Care Association
Missouri Telehealth Network
Primaris
Vision: Assist Missouri's health care providers
in using electronic health records to improve the
access and quality of health services; to reduce
inefficiencies and avoidable costs; and to
optimize the health outcomes of Missourians
This regional extension center is funded through
an award from the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology,
Department of Health and Human Services
Award Number 90RC0039/01
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Technical
Organization
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Expense of system
Uncertainty around ROI
Provider and staff productivity
Uncertainty about financial incentives
• Concerns about technically supporting a system
• Lack of necessary computer skills
• Finding the right EHR to suit practice needs (“usability”)
• Having the right IT staff in place
• Possibility of information overload
• Disruption of workflow and productivity
• Privacy and security concerns
• Maintaining patient centeredness and satisfaction
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Require significant support to carry out proper
workflow re-design
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Result can be piecemeal and less effective use of
EHR capabilities and fewer financial and quality
benefits
 Substantial time spent customizing forms and redesigning
workflow
 More time spent with patients leading to longer workdays
or fewer patients during the initial period
 Overburdened planning and implementing without
additional technical support
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Priority:
Primary care providers, including physicians (Internal Medicine,
Family Practice, OB/GYN, Pediatrics) and other health care
professionals (NP, PA) with prescribing privileges in the
following settings:
•Small group practices (10 or fewer providers with prescriptive
privileges
•Ambulatory clinics connected with a public or critical access
hospital
•Community health centers and rural health clinics
•Other ambulatory settings that predominately serve uninsured,
underinsured, and medically underserved populations
55 Critical Access and Rural Hospitals
Population - 5,874,327
Primary Care Providers - 5300
Priority PCPs - 2400
Priority PCPs Served - 1167
Total Providers - 17,946
CAH and Rural Hospitals - 55
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Team of experienced, Missouri based Health IT
professionals
Part of a national network designated by HHS to assist
providers with modernizing their practices
Direct, rapid and reliable access to a pipeline of key
information on health IT and meaningful EHR use
For providers who do not have a certified EHR system We help you choose and implement one in your office
For providers who already have a system - We help
eligible providers meet the Medicare or Medicaid
criteria for incentive payments
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Continuing Education and Training for ALL Providers
Vendor Selection and Group Purchasing
 Group Purchasing
 Vendor Selection
EHR Implementation and Project Management
Practice Workflow Analysis and Redesign
 Practice Readiness Assessment
 Change Management
 Workflow Re-Design
Functional Interoperability and HIE
 Resources for Health Information Exchange
 Security Risk Analysis
Help Providers Achieve “Meaningful Use”
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Support just for you
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Subsidized assistance - $750 annual
subscription fee
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Group EHR pricing
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Earn your EHR incentives
Missouri Health Information Technology Assistance Center Eligibility Flowchart
Current
EHR Users
New EHR
Users
Identify barriers
Identify solutions
Standardize
processes
Analyze reports
Meaningful use
incentives
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Site Visit & Assessment
 Readiness & EHR utilization
 Meaningful Use initial assessment
▪ Work with vendor & practice on upgrades
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Create practice roadmap & project plan
Workflow assessment & redesign
Meaningful Use subsequent assessment
Track meaningful use
Privacy & Security Assessment
Attestation to CMS
Practice readiness assessment &
workflow analysis for redesign
Vendor selection
Implement EHR
Meaningful use attestation
Meaningful use incentives
• Assessing
• Planning
Five Phases of • Implementing
Successful EHR • Evaluating
Implementation • Continuously
Improving
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Practice
Readiness
 Organizational
 Management & Leadership
 Operational
 Technical
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Meaningful Use
Legal
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Identify and develop project leadership
Prioritize goals and objectives
Redesign workflow
Define technology and product requirements
Investigate EHR solutions
Select products based on requirements
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Install
Test
Customize & Configure
Train
“Go Live”
Refinement
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Align performance measures to goals and
objectives
Measure performance
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Patient satisfaction
Staff satisfaction
Operations
Meaningful Use
Clinical Care & Quality
Reporting Capabilities
Financial
Technology & Product
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Monitor & Improve
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Patient health & satisfaction
Staff productivity, satisfaction & leadership
Operations & processes
Regulatory & reporting requirements
Financial performance
Technology, product & vendor performance
Identify Best Practices
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Website: http://ehrhelp.missouri.edu
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E-Mail:
 [email protected]
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Phone:
 1-877-882-9933