Flex Program (Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program)
FLEX CAH HIT Network Implementation Grant
The overall project goal is to facilitate the exchange of health information by implementing an interoperable EMR along the continuum of care that is patient-centered, facilitating patient safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care services. Three North Dakota CAHs, one tertiary referral hospital, and ancillary providers including a community health center, a rural health clinic and a long term care facility will serve as the network model in this pilot project. Activities include:
Complete planning process and implementing of EMR for first CAH;
Orchestrate the exchange of health information along the continuum of care;
Use lessons learned from goal 1 for implementation of EMR with CAHs 2 and 3;
Improve efficiencies in the health care system through performance management;
Improve efficiencies through the integration of clinical quality improvement measures to facilitate better health outcomes for rural residents.
