Feb 19, 2014
Introducing the Spring 2014 National HIT Fellows Class
ONC announced the selection of 15 provider and administrator champions to join the Health IT Fellows Program! Three of these new Fellows are Kentucky REC clients representing the Commonwealth! We are so proud!
The Spring 2014 HIT Fellows are:
Colin Banas, MD, of Richmond, Virginia
Becky Blevins of Stanford, KY
Kacey Bolton, RN, of London, KY
Sandra Brown of Pine Bluff, AR
Timothy Burdick, MD, of Scappoose, OR
Jacqueline Delmont, MD, of Freeport, NY
Frank Floyd, MD, of Johnson City, NY
James Gould, MD, of Paducah, KY
Chad Jensen of Anchorage, AK
Sarah Churchill Llamas, JD, of Austin, TX
Peggy Patch of Davenport, IA
Michele Reed, MD of Rosedale, NY
Margot Savoy, MD, of Wilmington, DE
James Spillane of Anchorage, AK
Jo Lynne Varner of Little Rock, AR
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Congratulaions to our National Health IT Fellows. We look forward to helping you build upon your success and continue to progress in your practices, communities and nationally as you leverage health IT in helping to keep patients at the center of care.
Learn more about the National Health IT Fellows Program here.
Oct 8, 2013
Kentucky REC’s own Dr. Barry Little received the Critical Access and Rural Hospital Champion Award from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. This award recognizes groundbreaking collaborative efforts with public and private sector partners to accelerate Meaningful Use among CAHs and small, rural hospitals nationwide.
These individuals have played key roles in the outstanding success rate of the CAHs and small rural hospitals in the Meaningful Use program. As of July 3, 2013, 1,115 (65%) CAHs and small, rural hospitals had achieved Meaningful Use. Specifically, 62% (approximately 822 of 1,332) of CAHs and 77% (approximately 293 of 383) of small, rural hospitals (those generally with less than 50 staffed beds) had attested to meaningful use of EHRs. More information about this success here.
Contribution to Second Wave of ONC Health IT Resources for Critical Access and Rural Hospitals
Dr. Little also contributed to the first ever step by step EHR implementation guidance for CAHs and small, rural hospitals on healthit.gov. All of this information can be accessed from the new landing page here.
This new content can help CAHs and small rural hospitals learn more about the benefits of Health IT and help them take the first step toward implementation and attaining Meaningful Use.
Rural Implementation Steps
- Assess Your Practice Readiness
The first step in EHR implementation is to conduct an assessment of your current organization and its goals, needs, and financial and technical readiness. Learn about the benefits of EHRs and how to assess organizational and staff readiness.
Planning draws on the information gathered during the assessment phase to outline your organization’s EHR implementation plan. Learn about organizing your project’s infrastructure and key steps in the planning phase.
- Select or Upgrade to a Certified EHR
There are a number of steps involved in choosing the right EHR system. CAHs and other, small rural hospitals must use certified EHR technology to achieve meaningful use and qualify for incentive payments. Learn more about vendor selection and contracting.
- Conduct Training & Implement an EHR System
EHR implementation involves the installation of the EHR system and associated activities, such as training, mock “go-live,” and pilot testing. Learn more about the steps in the implementation process.
The final phase of EHR implementation includes successfully demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs and reassessing what you have learned from training and everyday use of the system. Learn more about clinical quality measures and attesting to meaningful use.
- Continue Quality Improvement
Quality improvement and optimization emphasizes continuous evaluation of your CAH or rural hospital’s goals and needs post-EHR-implementation to continue improving workflows that achieve your organization’s goals while leveraging the functionality of EHRs.
Congratulations Dr. Little and thank you for all that you do for the Critical Access and Rural Hospitals of Kentucky!
Sep 30, 2013
Congratulations to the new Kentucky Health IT Fellows!
Below are pictures from the award ceremony on Sept. 16, 2013 at the eHealth Summit in Bowling Green, KY.
See here for more information about this elite award.
Top to Bottom: London Women’s Care, Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital, Jackson Purchase Medical Associates; Dr. James Gould-Oncology Associates of West Kentucky; Norton Healthcare; Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
Sep 18, 2013
Kentucky REC is pleased to announce the selection of 11 healthcare organizations from across the state to serve as Kentucky Health IT Fellows:
- Aaron Jonan Memorial Clinic
- Asthma and Allergy Center
- Dr. James Gould
- Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
- Family Practice Associates of Lexington
- Jackson Purchase Medical Associates
- London Women’s Care
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
- Norton Healthcare
- Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
- Salyersville Medical Center
This elite award is given in recognition of superior work towards improved patient care and practice optimization through the use of Health Information Technology (Health IT). These healthcare organizations have turned their attention towards innovation by leveraging new technologies in their practices to change the way healthcare is delivered.
These organizations will serve as an active voice in their communities and work together to articulate ways to leverage Health IT to achieve better care, better health and lower costs.
The ultimate goal of the Health IT Fellows program is to help other providers in Kentucky overcome challenges faster and more efficiently by sharing experiences and key lessons learned. If these lessons are specific and actionable, both providers and patients can become more informed – and empowered. The Health IT Fellows will help develop and promote stories, tools, and technical assistance with the goal of keeping the patient at the center of care.
As part of this award, these organizations will also be nominated to the Spring 2014 National Health IT Fellows program. This program, set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), consists of an elite group of healthcare organizations who will represent their peers at a national level and actively participate in discussions and activities that will be used to inform policy and strategic efforts. If selected, these Kentucky organizations will lend their insights and expertise to ongoing national conversations.
Recipients of the awards were recognized on Monday, September 16 at the 6th Annual Kentucky e-Health Summit in Bowling Green, Ky., sponsored by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information. The summit connected providers, executives, IT professionals and other healthcare representatives in discussions about the future of Health IT.
Congratulations to the new Kentucky Health IT Fellows. We are honored to have such a dedicated group of champions, and we look forward to working together to improve patient care for the people of Kentucky.
Pictures to come! Stay tuned!
Jun 13, 2013
Thank you for making our Meaningful Use Survival Seminar Series such a HUGE success.
The turn-out was excellent at each of the 6 events across the Bluegrass:
• Bardstown (March 15): 50 attendees
• Paducah (March 22): 75 attendees
• Hazard (April 12): 50 attendees
• Bowling Green (April 19): 85 attendees
• Somerset (May 10): 70 attendees
• Lexington (May 31): 110 attendees
The seminars provided informational sessions on hot topics in Health Information Technology such as Meaningful Use Stage 2, Privacy and Security, and Meaningful Use Audits.
To kick off each event, local healthcare providers and hospitals were recognized for their leadership in the nationwide transition toward an electronically-enabled health care system.
The Kentucky REC is pleased to welcome these practices and hospitals into an exclusive group of leaders – the Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV). MUV is an initiative of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), and is designed to honor, thank, and bring together clinicians who have successfully implemented electronic health records. MUVers (members of the MUV program) serve as local leaders and advisors in this national initiative.
Congratulations to all award winners! We are so proud of your efforts!
Bardstown Awards
Bardstown Primary Care
Bardstown Women’s Center
Beverly M Gaines, MD & Associates, PSC
Bluegrass Community Family Practice
Casey County Hospital
Central Kentucky Optometric Associates
Coppola & Dorman PSC
Gay Fulkerson, MD, PSC
Godfrey Godfrey & Eklund PSC
Jane Todd Crawford Memorial Hospital
Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates
Molloy G. Veal MD, PSC
Paducah Awards
Caldwell Medical Center
Crittenden County Hospital
Family Practice Care
Generations Primary Care
Heartland Cares, Inc.
Infectious Disease Associates
Jackson Purchase Medical Associates
James Eickholz, MD, PSC
Kyle D. Parish, MD, PSC
Livingston Hospital and Health Services, Inc.
Marshall County Hospital
Marshall County Surgical & Medical Group
Murray Medical Associates
Oncology Associates of West Kentucky
Paducah Dermatology
Paducah Primary Care
Total Life Care
Trigg County Hospital
Troy M. Nelson, D.O.
Urology Group of Paducah, PSC
West Kentucky Rheumatology
Western Kentucky Family HealthCare, Inc.
Western Kentucky Neurology
Hazard Awards
Aaron Jonan Memorial Clinic
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Asthma & Allergy Center
Edwards Clinic, PSC
Hazard Clinic
Hazard Radiology Associates
Internal Medicine of Eastern Kentucky
Juniper Health, Inc.
Kentucky Lung Clinic
Manchester Memorial Hospital & Physician Services
Mark P. Caruso MD
Medical Associates of Southeast Kentucky
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky
Prestonsburg Primary Care, PLLC
Salyersville Medical Center
The Doctor’s Office, PLLC
Bowling Green Awards
Bowling Green Warren County Primary Care Center
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Caverna Memorial Hospital
Center for Orthopaedic Services
Clinton County Hospital
Cumberland Family Medical Center
First Choice OB/GYN
Graves Gilbert Clinic
Kimberly Y. Eakle, MD
Logan Family Practice
Mohammad Gayasaddin, MD
Nagy H. Morsi, PSC
Ohio County Hospital
Taylor Regional Hospital
Teresa S. Sheffield, APRN, LLC
Timothy D. Hume, MD, LLC
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung
Wilkes Clinic
Somerset Awards
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Clinton County Hospital
Ephraim McDowell Health
Freeman Family Practice
Huffman & Huffman, PSC
Keith Sinclair, MD, PLLC
Lake Cumberland GI & IM Associates
Lake Cumberland Women’s Health Specialists PSC
London Women’s Care
Mohammad Afzal MD Internal Medicine, LLC
Mountain View Family Physicians
P.D. Patel, MD PSC
Phillips Pratt McFarland, PSC
Rockcastle Regional Hospital
Turner Whitley and Morton, PSC
Wayne County Hospital
Westlake Regional Hospital
Lexington Awards
AC Wright, MD PSC
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Arthritis Center of Lexington
Bluegrass Community Health Center
Bluegrass Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center, PSC
Capital Surgical Clinic
Central Internal Medicine
Children’s Care, PLLC
Corbin Pediatric Associates, PSC
Cynthiana Vision Center
Danville Medical Specialists
Dr. Carl E. Smith Jr, MD
Drs. Borders & Associates, PSC
Eye Care Center Optometrist, PSC
Eye Consultants of Kentucky, PSC
Family Practice Associates of Lexington
Family Care Associates
Fayette Surgical Associates
Frankfort Eye Center
HealthFirst Bluegrass
HMH Physicians Group
Hometown Family Care, PLLC
Kentucky Orthopedic Associates
Lexington Neurology
Lexington Surgeons
Magdalene Karon, MD, PSC
MedEast Physicians PLLC
Metzger Eye Care
Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana
Pain Management Medicine
Pediatric Associates of Frankfort
Plastic Surgeons of Lexington
Richmond Women’s Health Care
Specialty Orthopaedics, PSC
UK HealthCare
Versailles Family Medicine
Women’s Health Clinic of Cynthiana, PLLC
View University of Kentucky Press Release Here.
May 13, 2013
Kentucky REC would like to congratulate Angela Murphy of Norton Healthcare for her selection as a member of the Inaugural Health IT Fellow Class, part of the Health IT Vanguard Program.
The Health IT Fellows Program is a new initiative which connects provider & administrative champions from all over the nation who have leveraged Meaningful Use in their practice to improve care delivery.
Perhaps more importantly, the Fellows are taking up a Call To Action, being empowered to share their extraordinary insight with their peers, ONC, and the greater public.
Congratulations Angela on this well-deserved recognition!
