Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio

New Hampshire

Electronic Communications Across Provider Settings

Description:  Integrates an office-based EMR within an acute care hospital, rural community health centers, a community mental health center, a family medicine residency, private physician practices, and a home nursing service to improve use of the EMR as a clinical tool, integrate clinical data, and increase access to the data.

Abstract:  DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): "Electronic Communication Across Provider Settings" is a planning project for Health Information Technology (HIT) improvements centered around office based electronic medical records. The outcome of the project will be an implementation plan and site preparation for software enhancements with three major goals: decrease errors through improved use of the EMR as a clinical tool; integrate clinical data; and increase access to the data. A partnership called PATH consisting of an acute care hospital, 4 rural community health centers, a community mental health center, a family medicine residency, 6 private physician practices, and a home nursing service will undertake the project. All sites run GE's Centricity EMR. Objectives will be to add secure e-mail communication among doctors, institutions, and patients; to seamlessly capture data points into and between EMR's with new user interface software and technologies; and to create a joint database capable of analyzing population trends for Ql and public health purposes.

Year 1 Funding:  $197,649

Estimated Total Funding:  $197,649

Principal Investigator:  Deane Morrison

Applicant Institution:  Concord Hospital

City/Town:  Concord, New Hampshire

State:  New Hampshire

Grant Number:  P20 HS15414

Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

Thesaurus Terms:  automated medical record system, health care service planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, regional medical planning, community health service, community mental health service, computer program /software, confidentiality, family medicine, health care facility information system, home health care, hospital, online computer, patient safety /medical error, physician, public health, rural area, rural health, health services research tag

Project Start Date:  Sep 30, 2004

Project End Date:  Sep 29, 2005