tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post6392276873667509624..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Improving Massachusetts Post-Acute Care TransfersJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-61707418488183029842011-03-17T07:29:37.215-07:002011-03-17T07:29:37.215-07:00I have been working with a team in New York to dev...I have been working with a team in New York to develop an electronic transfer form for patients transferring between acute care facilities and nursing homes. The project is a HEAL NY Phase 5 project and is called the Continuum of Care Improvement Through Information New York (CCITI NY). See http://www.ccitiny.org for more detail. The system went live last November. For more information contact me at michael.gagnon@hiepartners.com.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183021530557356120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-46385201973919928252011-03-16T18:29:31.968-07:002011-03-16T18:29:31.968-07:00Dr. Halamka,
Transfers to SNFs have always concer...Dr. Halamka,<br /><br />Transfers to SNFs have always concerned me. Our sickest, most complicated patients (in whom EMRs are more likely to improve care) frequently require SNFs after acute care. Although a patient's acute care hospital and primary doctor may both have a certified EMRs, their benefit is diluted when we place a paper using SNF between them. Portals are unlikely to bridge this gap. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.<br />J. Catanese, MD FACCUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035408762817828019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-89425915482398409892011-03-16T08:34:21.533-07:002011-03-16T08:34:21.533-07:00Dr. Halamka,
Do you believe it is possible for th...Dr. Halamka,<br /><br />Do you believe it is possible for the portal connecting the practice and the SNF to facilitate the matching process? <br /><br />I'm thinking that if you could filter SNFs based on insurance eligibility, available medical equipment, and other relevant filters, it would narrow down the search for SNFs in the vicinity. <br /><br />I've been working through the very same workflow for LTCF's and this adds even further validity. Thank you for sharing your thorough analysis. <br /><br />-AkshayAkshay Kapurhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/agkapurnoreply@blogger.com