A new Wellpath alliance with Morehouse School of Medicine and the HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange will share real-time editing patient health information to improve care delivery for prison inmates. Over 70 repair facilities in Georgia through Wellpath’s Electronic Records Management Application (ERMA).
WHY IT IMPORTANT
A regional exchange established through the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine and connected to the Georgia Health Information Network, HI-BRIDGE HIE assists with care coordination and achieve optimal health outcomes by improving access to health information.
Data includes medication history, prior diagnoses, allergies, and lab reports from any of the many contributors.
Jorge Dominicis, CEO of Wellpath, said: “Exchanging Health Information is a critical component of the delivery of quality healthcare and we believe that our patients are treated well. best service when we give them the most informed care possible.”
ERMA’s two-way data flow will also allow any Wellpath-provided clinical services to be added to patients’ electronic health records that are tailored and shared with organizations and providers. local and other national health care when patients seek medical care after release.
“When one of our healthcare professionals meets a patient for the first time and immediately has access to the patient’s complete medical history, that patient can receive optimal care and that has always been our goal,” he said.
Nashville-based Wellpath, a medical and mental health care provider serving vulnerable patients in challenging clinical settings in 36 states and Australia, has previously engaged connect the HI-BRIDGE HIE to exchange patient health information with a network of local county jails.
“Communication is critical as it relates to healthcare delivery in our facilities, and combining this model will help ensure information is shared effectively. and in real time,” said Commissioner Timothy Ward of the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Additionally, through the health equity certification program with the Morehouse School of Medicine, Wellpath clinicians can help address the social determinants of health for individuals involved in justice and encourage resources to remove barriers to care.
“The special relationship in education between Wellpath and Morehouse began in November 2021 when the two organizations recognized the need for health programs focused on incarcerated patients,” said Dr. , MBA, Executive Medical Director of HI-BRIDGE HIE, National Center for Elementary Education. Care director and Morehouse School of Medicine faculty member of family medicine.
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
Colorado law changed in 2017 mandating increased medical care in county and city prisons and partnering with HIEs to provide prisons with access to medical data, making it a model. nationwide model for the exchange of judicial-related patient health information.
“Providers don’t know what medication they are taking or what disease they have. (They) don’t know the right medication or dosage. There is a lack of standard screening and no standard way to share information. news,” explained Kate Horle, executive director of the Colorado Regional Health Information Foundation during her HIMSS20 digital presentation.
Rapid pilot testing with positive results, including better care coordination, improved health and wellness outcomes when moving back into the community – as well as improved transparency and reduced costs psychotropic drugs for county jails.
As prison facilities increasingly become the focus of attention for those experiencing a mental health crisis, the way an inmate receives mental health treatment while incarcerated also directly affects both the quality and cost of their care after release, Danielle Culp, Office of Health IT Behavioral exchange coordinator, told IT news about healthcare in 2020.
Rapid and comprehensive access to patient data provides a huge advantage for the continuum of mental health care.
For example, if a patient with a mental health problem ends up at the Denver County Jail, “Clinicians can view your long-term record, know your mental health history, and repeat that treatment while you’re in care,” she says.
ON PROFILE
“This is a unique model of data exchange partners that includes public, private and academic experts,” said Carmen Hughes, MBA, HI-BRIDGE HIE.
“Through the partnership, Wellpath physicians will have a patient’s clinical record at the time of care or during a healthcare crisis; this is critical to continuity of care. patient care,” she said.
Andrea Fox is the senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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