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Health care delivery in West Central Missouri just got a huge injection with $900,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County, one of only two rural health networks in Missouri to receive the grant award, will use these funds to help its provider partners implement electronic health records (EHR), health information technology, and support HIT staffing and technology consultants. The Rural Health Technology Network Development grant, awarded in conjunction with President Barrack Obama’s Rural Health Initiative, will support HIT programs in Lafayette, Ray, Saline and Carroll counties over the next three years. This pilot program, the first of its kind, includes 40 grant recipients throughout the U.S. HCC provider partners participating in the program include Lafayette Regional Health Center, Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., I-70 Community Hospital, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Lafayette Family Medicine - Dental & WIC Services, Richmond Family Clinic, Carroll County Memorial Hospital and Fitzgibbon Hospital. Closing the Chasm Approximately 70% of grant funds will be used to purchase HIT hardware, software and telehealth medical equipment. "As a rural health network, we see first-hand the challenges faced by area practitioners to provide quality patient outcomes while striving to keep pace with advances in health care," said Toniann Richard, the HCC’s executive director. "These funds will be used to close the rural health chasm by implementing EHRs and enabling patients increased access to specialists, mental health providers and other core services right in their own communities." Meaningful Use The pilot program also addresses challenges that hinder area providers from adopting Meaningful Use, which requires them to use EHR and EMR (electronic medical record) technology in a manner that maximizes efficiencies for the patient and provider. By 2017, most all—if not all practitioners—are expected to use EHRs and EMRs. Organizations that meet meaningful use guidelines will receive financial incentives. Those who do not will be penalized. To support HIT adoption and circumvent potential meaningful use penalties, the grant will also equip providers with the following capabilities Implement more seamless communication across provider networks Establish patient histories across multi-campus family practice clinics to eliminate duplication of services and tests, while increasing continuum of health care services Create interoperable network systems that allow data to be shared from one facility to the next "What this means for the provider and the patient is increased health care efficiencies, reduced health care costs and reductions in emergency room utilization for ailments that could have been prevented," Richard said. About the HCC The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County was formed under the Community Health Improvement Project model in 2006. Comprised of over 25 community organizations, HCC serves as the hub for health and wellness advocacy and is recognized as one of the premiere rural health care networks in the country. The HCC collaborates with area agencies, businesses and other non-profits to advocate for: Workplace wellness programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; Health information technology initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; Tobacco cessation and obesity prevention through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carroll County Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator and Chief Financial Office, Jeff Tindle, received the news Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the HCC meeting in Lexington. Mr. Tindle notes that the funding will be utilized in several areas, including, upgrading the digital storage for Radiology, improving mobility and security for existing laptop computers as well as improving printing and scanning capabilities. "Some items will exceed the HCC grant funding, and will require in-kind contributions from CCMH. These items will be important in subsequent years of funding," says Mr. Tindle. CCMH has implemented the Cerner Millineium EMR in September, 2010, and has nearly completed the attestation process for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use. This is a critical step in maintaining good standing with the Medicare and Medicaid program regulations. It is a mandatory step for the facility to complete by 2013 without penalty. "CCMH is a merely days away from completing this milestone," Mr. Tindle shared, "in fact our system exceeds the Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) standards and meets a number of the anticipated Stage 2 MU standards." The final standards for Stage 2 MU have not been released to date, "but CCMH is looking ahead and taking a proactive stance to these changes," states Mr. Tindle.
Health care delivery in West Central Missouri just got a huge injection with $900,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County, one of only two rural health networks in Missouri to receive the grant award, will use these funds to help its provider partners implement electronic health records (EHR), health information technology, and support HIT staffing and technology consultants. The Rural Health Technology Network Development grant, awarded in conjunction with President Barrack Obama’s Rural Health Initiative, will support HIT programs in Lafayette, Ray, Saline and Carroll counties over the next three years. This pilot program, the first of its kind, includes 40 grant recipients throughout the U.S.
HCC provider partners participating in the program include Lafayette Regional Health Center, Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., I-70 Community Hospital, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Lafayette Family Medicine - Dental & WIC Services, Richmond Family Clinic, Carroll County Memorial Hospital and Fitzgibbon Hospital. Closing the Chasm
Approximately 70% of grant funds will be used to purchase HIT hardware, software and telehealth medical equipment.
"As a rural health network, we see first-hand the challenges faced by area practitioners to provide quality patient outcomes while striving to keep pace with advances in health care," said Toniann Richard, the HCC’s executive director. "These funds will be used to close the rural health chasm by implementing EHRs and enabling patients increased access to specialists, mental health providers and other core services right in their own communities." Meaningful Use
The pilot program also addresses challenges that hinder area providers from adopting Meaningful Use, which requires them to use EHR and EMR (electronic medical record) technology in a manner that maximizes efficiencies for the patient and provider. By 2017, most all—if not all practitioners—are expected to use EHRs and EMRs. Organizations that meet meaningful use guidelines will receive financial incentives. Those who do not will be penalized.
To support HIT adoption and circumvent potential meaningful use penalties, the grant will also equip providers with the following capabilities
"What this means for the provider and the patient is increased health care efficiencies, reduced health care costs and reductions in emergency room utilization for ailments that could have been prevented," Richard said. About the HCC The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County was formed under the Community Health Improvement Project model in 2006. Comprised of over 25 community organizations, HCC serves as the hub for health and wellness advocacy and is recognized as one of the premiere rural health care networks in the country. The HCC collaborates with area agencies, businesses and other non-profits to advocate for: Workplace wellness programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; Health information technology initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; Tobacco cessation and obesity prevention through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carroll County Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator and Chief Financial Office, Jeff Tindle, received the news Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the HCC meeting in Lexington. Mr. Tindle notes that the funding will be utilized in several areas, including, upgrading the digital storage for Radiology, improving mobility and security for existing laptop computers as well as improving printing and scanning capabilities. "Some items will exceed the HCC grant funding, and will require in-kind contributions from CCMH. These items will be important in subsequent years of funding," says Mr. Tindle. CCMH has implemented the Cerner Millineium EMR in September, 2010, and has nearly completed the attestation process for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use. This is a critical step in maintaining good standing with the Medicare and Medicaid program regulations. It is a mandatory step for the facility to complete by 2013 without penalty. "CCMH is a merely days away from completing this milestone," Mr. Tindle shared, "in fact our system exceeds the Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) standards and meets a number of the anticipated Stage 2 MU standards." The final standards for Stage 2 MU have not been released to date, "but CCMH is looking ahead and taking a proactive stance to these changes," states Mr. Tindle.
About the HCC The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County was formed under the Community Health Improvement Project model in 2006. Comprised of over 25 community organizations, HCC serves as the hub for health and wellness advocacy and is recognized as one of the premiere rural health care networks in the country. The HCC collaborates with area agencies, businesses and other non-profits to advocate for: Workplace wellness programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; Health information technology initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; Tobacco cessation and obesity prevention through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carroll County Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator and Chief Financial Office, Jeff Tindle, received the news Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the HCC meeting in Lexington. Mr. Tindle notes that the funding will be utilized in several areas, including, upgrading the digital storage for Radiology, improving mobility and security for existing laptop computers as well as improving printing and scanning capabilities. "Some items will exceed the HCC grant funding, and will require in-kind contributions from CCMH. These items will be important in subsequent years of funding," says Mr. Tindle. CCMH has implemented the Cerner Millineium EMR in September, 2010, and has nearly completed the attestation process for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use. This is a critical step in maintaining good standing with the Medicare and Medicaid program regulations. It is a mandatory step for the facility to complete by 2013 without penalty. "CCMH is a merely days away from completing this milestone," Mr. Tindle shared, "in fact our system exceeds the Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) standards and meets a number of the anticipated Stage 2 MU standards." The final standards for Stage 2 MU have not been released to date, "but CCMH is looking ahead and taking a proactive stance to these changes," states Mr. Tindle.
The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County was formed under the Community Health Improvement Project model in 2006. Comprised of over 25 community organizations, HCC serves as the hub for health and wellness advocacy and is recognized as one of the premiere rural health care networks in the country. The HCC collaborates with area agencies, businesses and other non-profits to advocate for: Workplace wellness programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; Health information technology initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; Tobacco cessation and obesity prevention through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carroll County Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator and Chief Financial Office, Jeff Tindle, received the news Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the HCC meeting in Lexington. Mr. Tindle notes that the funding will be utilized in several areas, including, upgrading the digital storage for Radiology, improving mobility and security for existing laptop computers as well as improving printing and scanning capabilities. "Some items will exceed the HCC grant funding, and will require in-kind contributions from CCMH. These items will be important in subsequent years of funding," says Mr. Tindle. CCMH has implemented the Cerner Millineium EMR in September, 2010, and has nearly completed the attestation process for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use. This is a critical step in maintaining good standing with the Medicare and Medicaid program regulations. It is a mandatory step for the facility to complete by 2013 without penalty. "CCMH is a merely days away from completing this milestone," Mr. Tindle shared, "in fact our system exceeds the Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) standards and meets a number of the anticipated Stage 2 MU standards." The final standards for Stage 2 MU have not been released to date, "but CCMH is looking ahead and taking a proactive stance to these changes," states Mr. Tindle.
Workplace wellness programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums; programs through the Rural Missouri Health Coop, which aims to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance premiums;
Health information technology initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care; initiatives to equip health care providers with the resources needed to offer telemedicine and telehealth services that increase patient access to quality health care;
Tobacco cessation and obesity prevention through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs. through the Social Innovation for Missouri (SIM) grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, as well as other programs.
Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carroll County Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator and Chief Financial Office, Jeff Tindle, received the news Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the HCC meeting in Lexington. Mr. Tindle notes that the funding will be utilized in several areas, including, upgrading the digital storage for Radiology, improving mobility and security for existing laptop computers as well as improving printing and scanning capabilities. "Some items will exceed the HCC grant funding, and will require in-kind contributions from CCMH. These items will be important in subsequent years of funding," says Mr. Tindle. CCMH has implemented the Cerner Millineium EMR in September, 2010, and has nearly completed the attestation process for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use. This is a critical step in maintaining good standing with the Medicare and Medicaid program regulations. It is a mandatory step for the facility to complete by 2013 without penalty. "CCMH is a merely days away from completing this milestone," Mr. Tindle shared, "in fact our system exceeds the Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) standards and meets a number of the anticipated Stage 2 MU standards." The final standards for Stage 2 MU have not been released to date, "but CCMH is looking ahead and taking a proactive stance to these changes," states Mr. Tindle.