“Last fall, the Indian Health Service Office of Information Technology and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Chief Technology officer, launched a Health Information Technology Modernization Research Project. Since it began, the project delivery team has gained valuable insight into the current Resource and Patient Management System electronic health record system.”
“The IHS currently uses RPMS to manage clinical, financial, and administrative information in the Indian health system. The system was developed in close partnership with the Veterans Health Administration and has been somewhat dependent on the development of the VA health IT system, known as VistA. When the VA announced a decision to replace VistA, IHS accelerated efforts to re-evaluate its health IT system.”
“The goal of the project is to identify and understand the perspectives and challenges to help inform and provide alternatives for achieving modernization of health information technologies related to electronic health records. The project team…”
“WHAT TO LOOK FOR NEXT
From the start, the IHS Health IT Modernization Project has focused on the needs of IHS patients and caregivers. At this time, multiple working groups are collaborating their research into a final assessment. An assessment of alternatives will then directly evaluate different modernization strategies and approaches. Subsequently, a multi-stakeholder technical advisory committee will make final recommendations to inform key decision makers. A community of practices group is currently working to identify and align existing IHS health IT efforts to establish a model for personal and professional career development in IHS health IT.”
“As we look towards the development of a next-level health information system, the focus is on the development of clinical systems that reduce the fragmentation patients experience in their health care. Advanced software with…” Read the full post here.
Source: HHS IHS Health IT Modernization of Electronic Health Records focuses on patient needs – By Mitchell Thornbrugh, May 23, 2019. IHS.
