Electronic Communications Across Provider Settings

描述（由申请人提供）：“跨提供者设置的电子通信”是一个卫生信息技术（HIT）改进的规划项目，以基于办公室的电子医疗记录为中心。该项目的结果将是为软件改进制定实施计划和现场准备，主要目标有三个：通过改善电子病历作为临床工具的使用来减少错误；整合临床数据；增加对数据的访问。一个名为适宜卫生技术方案的伙伴关系由一家急症护理医院、4个农村社区卫生中心、一个社区精神卫生中心、一个家庭医师住院医师、6个私人医生诊所和一个家庭护理服务机构组成，将承担该项目。所有站点都运行GE的Centricity EMR。目标将是增加医生、机构和患者之间的安全电子邮件通信；通过新的用户界面软件和技术，在电子病历之间无缝捕获数据点；并建立一个联合数据库，能够为Ql和公共卫生目的分析人口趋势。

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.