Health Department


Service Integration

Description

Built an integrated communications system with area hospitals, clinics, and service providers in St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish, and Terrebonne Parish that will support chronic disease management and improve patient safety. Authorized health care providers have swift, secure access to important patient information at the point of care.

Grant Number
UC1 HS016151
Principal Investigator(s)

Implementation of Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, OK

Description

Implemented a HIPAA-compliant electronic records system to improve public health, patient safety and facilitate information sharing among health care providers in the Talequah area, with the goals of establishing a Web-based information and referral service and creating a community-wide, science-based prevention strategy supported by the new information system.

Grant Number
UC1 HS016131
Principal Investigator(s)

EMR Planning to Improve North Iowa Health Care

Description

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.

Grant Number
P20 HS015396
Principal Investigator(s)

Boone County Community Care Network

Description

Designed a county-wide health information system that allowed health information sharing and permitted real-time order placement by hospitals, health departments, private physicians' offices, clinics, and long-term care facilities.

Grant Number
P20 HS015286
Principal Investigator(s)

Electronic Records to Improve Care for Children

Description

Implemented and evaluated a community-wide EHR for health care providers in pediatric primary care, school health, specialty care, and emergency medicine who provide care for inner city children with asthma.

Grant Number
UC1 HS015420
Principal Investigator(s)