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Using the Electronic Medical Record to Identify and Screen Patients at Risk for Delirium
This project informed Stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements by evaluating metrics related to identification of delirium in real time and improving accuracy of the problem list, thus potentially improving care for patients with delirium.
Electronic Health Record Implementation for Continuum of Care in Rural Iowa
Shared an electronic medical records system that improved patient safety and quality of care. Also served as a critical learning tool for clinicians in a coalition of three large health organizations and 24 primary care clinics in northern Iowa.
EMR Planning to Improve North Iowa Health Care
Designed a system-wide patient-centered planning process and an EHR implementation plan that securely exchanged patient information within and across diverse health care settings for the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, in addition to 21 affiliated physician health organization clinics.
Rural Iowa Redesign of Care Delivery with EHR Functions
Implemented a comprehensive, integrated, EHR system with CPOE and clinical decision-support tools in hospital inpatient units, ambulatory care, primary care and specialty clinics, home health, and hospice care; also evaluated medical errors and near misses, use of evidence-based practices, responsiveness to adverse drug alerts, and patient/provider satisfaction.
Health Information Technology Value in Rural Hospitals
Documented the patient safety and health care quality challenges in critical access to rural hospitals, and assessed health IT capacity in these rural hospitals and how they would use health IT to improve safety and quality; developed decisionmaking health IT toolkits for other rural hospitals.
