IEHIE announced on Friday, January 13th, 2012, the launch of its pilot implementation of the health information exchange. The pilot includes 14 facilities including 6 hospitals, 7 medical groups and 1 health plan located throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The pilot is designed to provide real world experience related to the use and feasibility of the exchange and establish a launching point for additional participation. Following the pilot, IEHIE expects to “go live” and begin exchanging data among participants by April 1, 2012. Additional providers will begin implementation following the pilot.
The IEHIE is a collaborative effort of the Riverside County Medical Association, San Bernardino County Medical Society, Riverside and San Bernardino County hospitals, medical centers, medical groups, clinics, IPAs, physician practices, health plans, public health and other healthcare providers. IEHIE brings needed technology to access and securely share electronic patient health records for more than 4.1 million people living in the Inland Empire. IEHIE gives healthcare providers immediate access to a state-of-the-art electronic health records network. IEHIE technology allows doctors, clinics, hospitals and other healthcare providers to electronically review and access medical records, resulting in timely, safer and improved quality of healthcare for the patients in our community.
Physicians participating in the pilot will be able to:
- Exchange real-time clinical information among participating providers
- View consolidated clinical data (allergies, test results, medications, etc.) from one screen
- Receive electronic alerts and notifications on your patients
- Submit laboratory and radiology orders and receive results online
- Provide patients ability to view their clinical record online
- Create case management care plans for patients with chronic conditions
- Electronically transmit prescriptions
- View radiology reports and images online, linked to the patient record
- Submit immunizations/syndromic surveillance/lab data to public health
Participation in IEHIE also provides:
- Clinical Provider Portal
- Clinical Data Repository
- Integration Engine
- Notifications and Alerts
- Master Patient Index
- Continuity of Care Document Exchange
- Patient Portal
- Up to three basic data interfaces for Admissions/Registration, Lab and Radiology Reports, and Discharge/Visit Summaries
For additional information, please contact Rich Swafford at rswafford@iehie.org [3] (951-686-1326) or Dolores Green at the RCMA, dgreen@rcmanet.org [4] (951) 686-3342.