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CHARM OVERVIEW. Christine Perfili, MBA, B.S. Utah Department of Health CHARM Program Coordinator cperfili@udoh.gov UDOH Brown Bag January 30, 2008. CHARM . C hild H ealth A dvanced R ecords M anagement. What is CHARM? .
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CHARM OVERVIEW Christine Perfili, MBA, B.S. Utah Department of Health CHARM Program Coordinator cperfili@udoh.gov UDOH Brown Bag January 30, 2008
CHARM • Child • Health • Advanced • Records • Management
What is CHARM? • Connects specific UDOH program databases so that a health care provider can track, monitor and access information about a child such as: screening results, immunization status, assessments, services received, and referrals
PRIMARY GOALS • To create an electronic virtual “health profile” for children in Utah • Allow real-time access and data sharing among appropriate health care programs, partners, and state agencies
CHARM INTEGRATION(current) • USIIS – Immunization Registry • Vital Records • Newborn Hearing Screening • Baby Watch/Early Intervention (BTOTS) • Office of Recovery Services (DHS)
CHARM INTEGRATION (in process) • Newborn (Heel-stick) Screening (LIMS) • Birth Defects Network • Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) • Clinical Health Information Exchange (cHIE) • Web Access - Medical Home Portal
MEDICAL HOMEPORTAL • Medical Home Portal (MHP) - Information, tools, and resources to aid primary care physicians in caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs and providing a Medical Home for all of their patients (www.medhomeportal.org) • Medical Home is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care
CHARM INTEGRATION(NEAR FUTURE) • Women Infants and Children (WIC) • Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) ----------------------------- • Neonatal Follow-up Program (long term)
RecordManagement AdministrativeServices InformationServices WHAT CAN CHARM DO? • Assign unique client identifiers • Store and manage core demographics • Track and manage shareable child health profile • Identify and merge duplicate records • Map identifiers across participating programs • Broker for Child Health Profile information • Compile information so it is easy to interpret • Enable reminders and alerts • Maintain user profiles • Enforce user access, security and authority • Maintain an audit trail • Monitor performance
CHARM BENEFITS • Enables coordinated health care service delivery • Ensures the timely sharing of critical data • Advances health care providers knowledge about children with health, developmental, or genetic conditions
CHARM BENEFITS (cont.) • Reduces duplicate data entry • Saves time • Ensures security and confidentiality of • medical information • Improves services to children and • families • - Birth Certificate Project