Tulare District Hospital Rural Health Electronic Medical Record Consortium
Project Final Report (PDF, 131.44 KB) Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Project Details -
Completed
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Grant NumberUC1 HS015096
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AHRQ Funded Amount$1,500,000
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Principal Investigator(s)
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Organization
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LocationTulareCalifornia
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Project Dates09/30/2004 - 09/29/2008
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Care Setting
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Population
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Type of Care
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Health Care Theme
Tulare Local Healthcare District (Tulare District Hospital, TDH) has been providing quality health care to the community of Tulare and surrounding rural areas of Tulare County for 53 years. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The hospital is in a Primary Care Health Profession Area (HPSA) and serves a Medically Underserved Population (MUP). TDH is the only hospital in the city, and is in the service area of a Federally Qualified Health Center, and Tulare County Health & Human Service's FQHC Look-alike Clinic.
Partners in this grant application were: Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.; Hillman Health Center (Tulare County Health & Human Services' Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike); Tulare Community Health Clinic, Inc. (Federally Qualified Health Clinic); A Consortium of Local Physicians; and University of California, San Francisco.
The project utilized the following application modules: Pharmacy management, Spanish Education Sheet for pharmacy, e-MAR (electronic medication administration reporting), Pyxis medication dispensing unit in Emergency Room, Scanning application, Laboratory management, Patient scheduling, Operating Room management, Bar coding, Patient care documentation,'Clinical view, Clinical physician order entry (CPOE), Electronic signature, Insurance eligibility, Executive Information Systems, and Pyxis medication dispensing units at all nursing stations.
The basic project parameters included: basic system set up, development of master file and control records, training and testing, and on-site "live" support.
The long-term outcome goal of this implementation project is to reduce medical errors and improve overall patient safety by decreasing the actual number medication errors, and by implementing electronic access to "real time" patient data. At the end of the three year project, TDH will have a fully integrated electronic medical record (EMR).
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Citation:
Davison R. Tulare District Hospital Rural Health EMR Consortium - Final Report. (Prepared by Tulare Local Healthcare District under Grant No. UC1 HS015096). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009.
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The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Principal Investigator:
Davison, Rod
Document Type:
Report
Technology:
Bar Coding, Clinical Decision Support System, Clinical Documentation, Computerized Provider Order Entry System, Device, Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record, Medication Management System, Clinical Information System, Pharmacy Information System, Surgery Management System
Population:
Medically Underserved Populations, Rural Populations
Citation:
Spetz J, Keane D. Evaluating success. Strategies and challenges for understanding IT implementation in a rural hospital. J Healthc Inf Manag 2009 Winter;23(1):62-7.
Principal Investigator:
Davison, Rod
Document Type:
Journal Publication
Research Method:
Descriptive
Technology:
Bar Coding, Clinical Decision Support System, Clinical Documentation, Computerized Provider Order Entry System, Device, Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record, Medication Management System, Clinical Information System, Pharmacy Information System, Surgery Management System
Population:
Medicaid, Medically Underserved Populations, Medicare, Vulnerable Population
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Citation:
Hook J, Pearlstein J, Samarth A, Cusack C. Using Barcode Medication Administration to Improve Quality and Safety: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio (Prepared by the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT under Contract No. 290-04-0016). AHRQ Publication No. 09-0023-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2008.
Technology:
Bar Coding
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