Encore debuts EHR tools to assist meaningful use efforts
Health IT company Encore Health Resources inaugurated its EHRight tool this month to help hospitals meet federal requirements for the meaningful use of EHRs.
EHRight builds a foundation that supports the re-use and repurposing of EHR-generated data to drive information-based healthcare innovation and continuous improvements in care delivery, according to the Houston-based company. EHRight can be used in conjunction with a new implementation, an existing EHR system or customized to meet the needs of individual clients and projects.
The tool starts with planning for and building towards the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Stage 1 meaningful use measures and requirements. EHRight provides focus on the requirements detailed down to individual fields and data elements within EHRs. According to Encore, once EHR systems are functional, the technology supports each hospital’s ability to improve patient care through analysis and the reporting of enterprise-wide data.
EHRight tools include:
EHRight builds a foundation that supports the re-use and repurposing of EHR-generated data to drive information-based healthcare innovation and continuous improvements in care delivery, according to the Houston-based company. EHRight can be used in conjunction with a new implementation, an existing EHR system or customized to meet the needs of individual clients and projects.
The tool starts with planning for and building towards the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Stage 1 meaningful use measures and requirements. EHRight provides focus on the requirements detailed down to individual fields and data elements within EHRs. According to Encore, once EHR systems are functional, the technology supports each hospital’s ability to improve patient care through analysis and the reporting of enterprise-wide data.
EHRight tools include:
- An assessment tool that compares certified EHR system functionality, build, content, process and workflows against each defined meaningful use requirement. This tool includes assessment templates for each measure and is used to develop meaningful use readiness and risk mitigation plans for either new implementations or the optimization of an existing implementation.
- A data-element tracking tool that maps each clinical quality measure to the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) electronic specifications as defined in the final rules to support future report design and submissions. This tool is used to trace the specific data elements to the precise clinical quality and core/menu set measures to track the system design and build through final report submission.
- A library of workflow, process and data-related decision questions to consider in designing and building the EHR. Decisions are captured in the assessment tool and are used by design teams.