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A Partnership for Clinician Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use and Quality of Care
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| Description: The Institute for Nursing Centers and the Alliance of Chicago propose to study clinician use of an Electronic Health Record to improve the quality of care and medication management for vulnerable populations in the context of a partnership that shares resources and provides data-driven quality feedback to participating centers and clinicians. |
| Principal Investigator:Pohl, Joanne |
| State:Michigan |
| Community:Non-rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory |
| Technologies:Clinical Decision Support (CDS) |
| Project Status:Ongoing |
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Critical Access Hospital Partnership Health Information Technology Implementation
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| Description:Established a Web-based electronic medical record system for 10 small rural hospitals to connect them to the area's regional medical center. The project's ultimate goal was to quickly give all providers access to patient data, eliminate duplicate tests and exams, deliver high-quality care, reduce medical errors and track health outcomes. |
| Principal Investigator:Wheeler, Donald |
| State:Michigan |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory |
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| Project Status:Ongoing |
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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange / Michigan
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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:Green, Dana |
| State:Michigan |
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| Project Status:Closed |
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Health Information Technology Support for Safe Nursing Care
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| Description:Examined the use of the HANDS software system, a health IT-supported care planning process for nursing care, and its ability to be transferable between nurses, units, and health care settings. |
| Principal Investigator:Keenan, Gail |
| State:Michigan |
| Community:Non-rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient |
| Technologies:Infrastructure, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Bar Coding for Patient Safety in Northern Michigan
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| Description:Implemented a bar-coding application to an existing integrated health IT network that alerts providers to potential drug interactions and allergic reactions, tracks "near misses," and provides a permanent record of the patient's medication history that is accessible by providers at any site. |
| Principal Investigator:Oehlers, Randi |
| State:Michigan |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Pharmacy, Inpatient |
| Technologies:Infrastructure, Clinical Information Systems, Devices, Electronic Medication Administration (eMAR), Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Bar Coding |
| Project Status:Closed |
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HIT Planning for a Critical Access Hospital Partnership
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| Description:Planned, developed, and implemented health IT to assist local rural communities improve health care access, build local and regional resources to monitor the quality of health care, and expand the use of health IT educational, communication, and clinical applications. |
| Principal Investigator:Wheeler, Donald |
| State:Michigan |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory |
| Technologies:Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Telehealth, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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