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Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Jane Hamilton, R.N. Manager, School Based Health Bassett Health Care Network Cooperstown, NY. Successful Integration Efforts. Semi- merged enrollment form . Somatic health professionals embedded oral health screenings into comprehesive physical exams.
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Mary ImogeneBassettHospitalJane Hamilton, R.N.Manager, School Based HealthBassett Health Care NetworkCooperstown, NY
Successful Integration Efforts • Semi-mergedenrollmentform. • Somatichealthprofessionalsembedded oral healthscreeningsintocomprehesivephysical exams. • Somatichealth team (APC or LPN) providedfluoride varnish application for childrenages 7 and under. One of the organizational PI measures examines fluoridevarnish application. • Dental team isfullysupporting and is sharing the healthylifestyle messages of 5210 with all patients. • EMR and DHR are bridged. • Dental staff have access to EMR. • Dental records scannedintomedical record.
Challenges to Integration • 100% buy-in of SBHC team—lacking true physician champion—essential. • Trueintegration of EMR and DHR.
Strategies Used to Address Challenges • Dental staff nowincluded on all SBHC teams/committees, medicaldirectorparticipates in organizational dental retreat. • Little progress—workarounds—anticipate change once all dental practices in organization are using the same DHR.