Acute Care


Louisiana Rural Health Information Technology Partnership

Description

Implemented a Complete Medical Record (a computerized emergency department communication, documentation, passive tracking, and medical records system) in an emergency department and evaluated the use of this technology toward improving patient safety and quality of care.

Grant Number
UC1 HS014953
Principal Investigator(s)

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)

Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record and Shared Access

Description

Implements an emergency medical records system that will provide shared access to patient records across various community health care providers and incorporates electronic tools for prescription distribution and management.

Grant Number
UC1 HS016128
Principal Investigator(s)

Bar Coding for Patient Safety in Northern Michigan

Description

Implemented a bar-coding application to an existing integrated health IT network that alerts providers to potential drug interactions and allergic reactions, tracks "near misses," and provides a permanent record of the patient's medication history that is accessible by providers at any site.

Grant Number
UC1 HS014878
Principal Investigator(s)

Bay Area Community Informatics Project

Description

Planned the implementation of an HIE using a secure fiber optic connection between community care providers to share patient demographic, medical records, laboratory results, and radiographic images.

Grant Number
P20 HS014893
Principal Investigator(s)

Promoting Patient Safety with Web-based Patient Profiles

Description

The purpose of this project was to examine the feasibility of developing an electronic health information network to provide clinicians with patients' medical information during care transfers and found that, while feasible, there are significant barriers to information exchange.

Grant Number
P20 HS014885
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)