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Health Care Excel, the Me= dicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Indiana, is participating in the Doctor’s Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) special proje= ct sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  This project is designed to improve outcomes for patients with chronic illnesses by promoting the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems and Health Information Technology (HIT).

 

Despite the availability and clinical value of EHRs,= there are still significant barriers to the adoption of EHRs.  CMS is sponsoring the DOQ-IT proje= ct to assist practices in the process of planning, choosing, and implementing an = EHR.

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Eligible practices include small to medium sized practices.  These practices are defined as a solo to an eight-physician practice.  Primary care physicians planning to implement an EHR in the next 12 months will be the primary focus group.

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The QIO will initiate a six-phase process to assist physician office practices in EHR adoption.  The process begins with an assessm= ent of the practice to determine EHR readiness.&n= bsp; The QIO will provide assessment feedback to practices, assistance to understand EHR system requirements, and coordination of communication with vendors and practices to minimize EHR installation disruption.

 

For more information, contact Darlene Skelton, Clini= cal Coordinator for the Medicare QIO for Indiana, at (812) 234-1499, extension 328, or at dskelton@inqio.sdps.org.

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