Benefits of Electronic Health Records
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Humongous Insurance
Benefits of Electronic
Health Records
Presented by Priscilla Nguyen, HIM
Director of Sunny Valley Health
Center
September 29, 2014
Agenda
• Discussion of the benefits of
Electronic Health Records
• Benefits to the Organization
• Questions and answers
2
CONFIDENTIAL
3
CONFIDENTIAL
WHY?
• Allow staff to air concerns about
implementing and EHR
• To encourage participation take a poll
of which concerns are the most
common amongst the staff.
4
CONFIDENTIAL
Poll Results
(this would be adjusted as needed in
the presentation by my assistant)
What good is it
8
Workflow disruption
5
What good is it to me?
3
5
CONFIDENTIAL
Benefits
Patient Participation –
Providers can give patients full
information about all of their medical
evaluations, can see what other
appointments they may have with
which clinic which can facilitate
communication between disciplines
Scheduling will be simpler with
automated emails
6
CONFIDENTIAL
Benefits
Personal Health Records
Having electronic applications for
patients to be able to keep track of
their own Health records and link to
other health-related resources.
7
CONFIDENTIAL
Workflow
• Physician workflow
(with charts)
8
CONFIDENTIAL
Workflow
• Nurses current workflow
(with diagrams)
9
CONFIDENTIAL
10
CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
• Remote access to records for more
coordinated care
• Enhanced decision support
– Computerized alerts and reminders and lab
test results
– Condition-specific order sets
– Focused patient data reports and summaries
– AND MORE!
Frequently Asked Questions | HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/frequently-askedquestions/455#id124
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CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
• More legible, complete
documentation for coding and billing.
• Safer, more reliable prescribing
• Less paperwork
• Electronic referrals
Improved Healthcare Quality and Convenience with Health IT | Providers &
Professionals | HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/health-care-qualityconvenience
12
CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
13
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use
• Meaningful use is the
Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive
programs for implementation of
certified EHR technology to improve
patient care.
14
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use Stage 1
• Eligible professionals must meet:
– 13 required core objectives
– 5 menu objectives from a list of 10
– Total of 18 objectives
• Eligible hospitals and CAHs must
meet:
– 12 required core objectives
– 5 menu objectives from a list of 10
– Total of 17 objectives
15
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use Stage 2
• Eligible professionals must meet:
– 17 core objectives
– 3 menu objectives that they select from a total
list of 6
– Total of 20 objectives
• Eligible hospitals and CAHs must
meet:
– 16 core objectives
– 3 menu objectives that they select from a total
list of 6
– Total of 19 objectives
16
CONFIDENTIAL
Total $$$
• Hospitals can
make up $24,000
in the 3 year
processes!
17
CONFIDENTIAL
Questions and answers
18
CONFIDENTIAL
Benefits of Electronic
Health Records
Presented by Priscilla Nguyen, HIM
Director of Sunny Valley Health
Center
September 29, 2014
Agenda
• Discussion of the benefits of
Electronic Health Records
• Benefits to the Organization
• Questions and answers
2
CONFIDENTIAL
3
CONFIDENTIAL
WHY?
• Allow staff to air concerns about
implementing and EHR
• To encourage participation take a poll
of which concerns are the most
common amongst the staff.
4
CONFIDENTIAL
Poll Results
(this would be adjusted as needed in
the presentation by my assistant)
What good is it
8
Workflow disruption
5
What good is it to me?
3
5
CONFIDENTIAL
Benefits
Patient Participation –
Providers can give patients full
information about all of their medical
evaluations, can see what other
appointments they may have with
which clinic which can facilitate
communication between disciplines
Scheduling will be simpler with
automated emails
6
CONFIDENTIAL
Benefits
Personal Health Records
Having electronic applications for
patients to be able to keep track of
their own Health records and link to
other health-related resources.
7
CONFIDENTIAL
Workflow
• Physician workflow
(with charts)
8
CONFIDENTIAL
Workflow
• Nurses current workflow
(with diagrams)
9
CONFIDENTIAL
10
CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
• Remote access to records for more
coordinated care
• Enhanced decision support
– Computerized alerts and reminders and lab
test results
– Condition-specific order sets
– Focused patient data reports and summaries
– AND MORE!
Frequently Asked Questions | HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/frequently-askedquestions/455#id124
11
CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
• More legible, complete
documentation for coding and billing.
• Safer, more reliable prescribing
• Less paperwork
• Electronic referrals
Improved Healthcare Quality and Convenience with Health IT | Providers &
Professionals | HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/health-care-qualityconvenience
12
CONFIDENTIAL
What’s in it for me?
13
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use
• Meaningful use is the
Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive
programs for implementation of
certified EHR technology to improve
patient care.
14
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use Stage 1
• Eligible professionals must meet:
– 13 required core objectives
– 5 menu objectives from a list of 10
– Total of 18 objectives
• Eligible hospitals and CAHs must
meet:
– 12 required core objectives
– 5 menu objectives from a list of 10
– Total of 17 objectives
15
CONFIDENTIAL
Meaningful Use Stage 2
• Eligible professionals must meet:
– 17 core objectives
– 3 menu objectives that they select from a total
list of 6
– Total of 20 objectives
• Eligible hospitals and CAHs must
meet:
– 16 core objectives
– 3 menu objectives that they select from a total
list of 6
– Total of 19 objectives
16
CONFIDENTIAL
Total $$$
• Hospitals can
make up $24,000
in the 3 year
processes!
17
CONFIDENTIAL
Questions and answers
18
CONFIDENTIAL
