Electronic Health Records
Health information technology (health IT) is rapidly changing the way
health care is delivered in the United States, bringing with it exciting
possibilities for improving the efficiency and quality of patient care.
It is critical for clinicians who are adopting health IT to select the
right systems for their practice and incorporate the technology
effectively into their daily care processes. Electronic health records
(EHRs) are the IT foundation for medical offices.
IPRO offers a wide range of services related to EHR selection, adoption
and optimization. We work with a broad array of clients and partners,
from government agencies to individual practices, to maximize the impact
of EHRs as tools to improve the quality of patient care. Over the past
five years, IPRO has worked with over 500 practices on EHR-focused
projects under federal, state and private contracts.
In
our role as the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for New York
State, IPRO will be hosting and coordinating two statewide learning and
action networks (LANs) dedicated to helping offices improve their
clinical performance and their use of electronic health records in day-to-day
practice. One LAN focuses on cardiac health and the other the on
aspects of office organization and patient-centered medical home care
delivery. Participation in both LANs will be open to all practices in
New York.
WHY AN EHR?
Whether you run a small family practice, are a nurse practitioner, are
part of a large primary care network or are a specialty physician,
implementing an EHR and integrating it fully into your office brings
with it a host of patient-related benefits. This is on top of the
long-term cost savings associated with the increased efficiency EHRs can
offer on the business side of your practice.
HOW IPRO CAN HELP
The initial technology investment is only one piece of redesigning your
office to run more efficiently with the help of an EHR. Equally
important is finding the best ways to incorporate your EHR into the
daily processes of your practice. This starts with selecting the right
EHR system for your office, moves to implementing the system correctly
and finishes with redesigning your practice work flow to maximize the
potential of the EHR and deliver the best, most efficient care possible
for your patients. IPRO can help you with all three of these phases.
LEARN MORE
Please visit our
EHR Selection and
EHR Optimization pages to learn more about how IPRO can help you. You can also visit the
What We Do page to find out more about the projects IPRO is working on to increase EHR adoption and meaningful use among healthcare providers.
