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Meeting Information Needs of Referrals Electronically
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| Description:Identified essential technological needs for accessing and sharing data and information between patients and health care providers; developed an implementation plan to expand the transmission of referral information electronically in a closed health system to an open system. |
| Principal Investigator:Ireson, Carol |
| State:Kentucky |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient, Ambulatory |
| Technologies:Telehealth, Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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ED Information Systems: Kentucky & Indiana Hospitals
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| Description:Implemented and trained users of a Web-based electronic record system in the emergency departments of two small community hospitals, one medium-sized community hospital, one rural hospital, and three private primary care physician practices; evaluated the reduction in medical errors, waiting time, and costs as well as patient and physician satisfaction. |
| Principal Investigator:McKnight, Jacob |
| State:Kentucky |
| Community:Rural, Non-rural |
| Care Setting:Emergency Department |
| Technologies:Infrastructure, Clinical Information Systems, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Health Record (EHR) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Connecting Healthcare in Central Appalachia
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| Description:Implemented and trained staff on the use of an EMR system in a rural integrated health care delivery system in an integrated rural healthcare delivery system serving approximately 20 counties throughout Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. |
| Principal Investigator:Bentley, Polly |
| State:Kentucky |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient |
| Technologies:Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Health Record (EHR) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange / Kentucky
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| Description: Thirty-three states and 1 territory formed the HISPC, which aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration. With the support of its state or territorial governor, each team engaged a steering committee and a range of local stakeholders to 1) assess variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect health information exchange; 2) identify and propose practical solutions, while preserving the privacy and security requirements in applicable Federal and State laws and 3) develop detailed plans to implement solutions. |
| Principal Investigator:Matthews, Trudi |
| State:Kentucky |
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| Project Status:Closed |
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