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Cardiovascular Care Disparities: Safety-Net HIT Strategy
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| Description:Designed the implementation of a longitudinal cardiovascular disease information system platform to address disparities viewed as a lifelong disease process, and examined the impact of health IT on quality improvement, medical and financial effectiveness, and increased value. |
| Principal Investigator:Ferguson, Bruce |
| State:Louisiana |
| Community:Rural, Non-rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory, Inpatient |
| Technologies:Health Information Exchange (HIE), Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Service Integration
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| Description:Built an integrated communications system with area hospitals, clinics, and service providers in St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish, and Terrebonne Parish that will support chronic disease management and improve patient safety. Authorized health care providers have swift, secure access to important patient information at the point of care. |
| Principal Investigator:Mathews, Craig |
| State:Louisiana |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient, Ambulatory, Health Department |
| Technologies:Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange / Louisiana
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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:Townsend, Roxane |
| State:Louisiana |
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| Project Status:Closed |
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HIT Service Integration
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| Description:Created a detailed assessment of the feasibility of health IT implementation including the development of an implementation plan, specification of clinical and organizational needs, identification of goals, and identification of barriers and ways to address those barriers. |
| Principal Investigator:Lemming, Michelle |
| State:Louisiana |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory, Health Department, Inpatient |
| Technologies:Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Distance Management of High-Risk Obstetrical Patients
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| Description:Developed a technology plan to improve access to maternal-fetal medicine services throughout the State and guided the implementation of telemedicine capabilities to provide real-time remote diagnostic ultrasound and consultative services to women with high-risk pregnancies. |
| Principal Investigator:Ferguson, Candace |
| State:Louisiana |
| Community:Non-rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory |
| Technologies:Telehealth |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Louisiana Rural Health Information Technology Partnership
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| Description:Implemented a Complete Medical Record (a computerized emergency department communication, documentation, passive tracking, and medical records system) in an emergency department and evaluated the use of this technology toward improving patient safety and quality of care. |
| Principal Investigator:Salles, Paul |
| State:Louisiana |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Emergency Department |
| Technologies:Infrastructure, Clinical Information Systems, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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