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Improving Healthcare Quality via Information Technology
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| Description:Implemented an integrated electronic patient medical record, electronic medication administration record, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), and clinical decision support software that is accessible at all participating facilities which include an acute care hospital, home health care agency, ambulatory clinics, a rehab facility, and to the patient/resident from home. |
| Principal Investigator:Hayden, Avis |
| State:Vermont |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient, Home Health Care, Ambulatory, Long Term Care |
| Technologies:Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Medication Administration (eMAR), Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Clinical Information Systems, Electronic Health Record (EHR) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Improving Rural Healthcare with Technology
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| Description:Utilized existing health IT standards to integrate the current stand-alone databases and information systems of a consortium of three rural health care systems as the basis for creating a comprehensive electronic health record for patient care. |
| Principal Investigator:Lord, C. Frederick |
| State:Vermont |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Ambulatory, Inpatient |
| Technologies:Standards, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange / Vermont
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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:Farnum, Greg |
| State:Vermont |
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| Project Status:Closed |
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Improving Rural Health Care: Implementing Innovative Integration Solutions
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| Description:Integrated existing health IT technology software and systems among a three-hospital consortium to create a shared electronic record that ultimately gave providers access to real-time data and the ability to electronically prescribe medications. The goals of the project were to reduce medical errors, improve the quality of patient care, increase patient satisfaction and lower costs. |
| Principal Investigator:Sims, Thomas |
| State:Vermont |
| Community:Rural |
| Care Setting:Inpatient, Ambulatory |
| Technologies:Standards, Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
| Project Status:Closed |
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