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Utah Health Information Network. Working with the Community for Improved HealthCare. UHIN-Who Are We?. Coalition providing Statewide coverage Not-For-Profit (501c3) Standards Development Organization EHNAC Accredited Compliant with all Federal/State Laws and Regulations.
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Utah Health Information Network Working with the Community for Improved HealthCare
UHIN-Who Are We? Coalition providing Statewide coverage Not-For-Profit (501c3) Standards Development Organization EHNAC Accredited Compliant with all Federal/State Laws and Regulations
UHIN’s Mission …to provide the consumer of health care services with reduced costs, improved health care quality and access…
cHIE Creating and managing a network for clinical Health Information Exchange All providers connect to a single hub Delivery of clinical data electronically Ability to create a “Virtual” Health Record
Quality Improvement-cHIE Statewide collaboration between medical entities in Utah Allows authorized personnel access to: Labs Referrals Medication History Allergies X-Rays Discharge summaries
cHIE Features Patient Index Provider Directory Record Locator Service Federated Clinical Data Repositories Interoperability
HIE Drivers • Medical Community • Governor and State Legislature • Community Leaders • Medicaid and Public Health
The Perfect Storm • ARRA Incentives to change • Federal Grants for Implementation • Meaningful Use
EHR Update EHR Interfaces • Timelines • Where are the EHRs Now? Allscripts – Connected GE Centricity – In Testing Amazing Charts – In Progress Greenway – Building Hub CaduRx – Connected Meditech – In Progress Chart Logic – In Progress Nextgen – In Progress eClinical Works – Building Hub Practice Partner – In Progress Office Involvement • Your office is the key to motivating your EHR to connect
Patient Consent Consent Status All are defaulted to “Not Participating” – patients are in control of their information • Choices: • Participating • Limited • Not - Participating Patient Education Campaign UHIN will begin reaching out to patients in the coming months - your office may get questions! • (community events, radio, billboards, social media, websites)