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RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION ON CDS. Mary Ann Jordan, BAS, RT (R) August 6, 2014. JOHN D. DINGELL VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER DETROIT, MICHIGAN JDDVAMC. Originally built in 1937 on donated land from Henry and Clara Ford in Allen Park, MI
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RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION ON CDS Mary Ann Jordan, BAS, RT (R) August 6, 2014
JOHN D. DINGELLVETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERDETROIT, MICHIGANJDDVAMC • Originally built in 1937 on donated land from Henry and Clara Ford in Allen Park, MI • New facility built in 1996, located in Detroit, MI • 267 in patient beds • Services over 350,000 veterans • Community out reach centers – Yale and Pontiac
Mr. ZanaBouda, MHA, RHIa • 10 years experience in Medical Health Information • RHIA – coding • Prior experience with a smaller hospital and the State of Michigan • Joined JDDVAMC in 2011 as Assistant Chief Health Information Management (HIMS) • 2013 Assistant Chief Business Practice
OVERVIEW OF PRACTICUM • Releasing of medical records on CDs • Cost/Break even point • Using current technology • More efficient process
PRACTICUM OBJECTIVES • Internal strengths • Working with Veterans • Third Party requesters to accept • Accepting medical records on CDs • Ability to upload medical records • Ultimately CDs eliminating paper
STATUS OF PRACTICM • 200 hours have been completed • We are in full swing of sending out medical records on CDs • We are complete with all applications with the uploading of outside medical documents to go into the medical chart • Employees are very fluent and eager to use CDs • The age of the Veteran has strong determination on who will accept medical records on CDs
LESSONS LEARNED • Difficult to make change • Once change was made all were on board • All third party requesters and any request over 20 pages will go out on CDs, unless Veterans other when asked preference • Moving into the technology world can be a challenge, but one worth working towards • One thing leads to another
REFERENCES U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, (n.d.). John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, http://www.detroit.va.gov/about/index.asp