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1. e-Referral enabled collaborative health care

   Presented by: Sasha Bojicic Emerging Technology Group Canada Health InfowayInc Opportunities and considerations
2. The goal of the presentation Position e-Referral as a core component of e-Health Describe what is an e-Referral Business drivers and expected benefits Architecture pattern Functional enablers Implementation considerations Implications for collaborative health care
3. The “e”-ing of Things
4. e Indicates business conduct where business objectives are achieved by electronic exchange of information
5. e - ing things is not simple
6. What is an e-Referral?
7. e-Referral - common misperception Digitize
8. e-Referral represents holistic implementation of the clinical process that uses information technology with goal to all stages of the patient referral across multiple organizations and health care settings
9. The e-Referral Process Pattern Referring Provider 4. Send Referral: The completed electronic referral is sent electronically to the Referral Recipient. 1. Initiate Referral: The Referring Provider can task an administrator with arranging the referral or the provider proceeds to Step #2. 2. Determine Referral Recipient: The Referring Provider uses an online Services/Provider directory to help determine with the patient the appropriate referral recipient based upon services/ providers, priority, locationand availability. 3. Referral Template: The Service-specific referral template is accessed and patient demographic and health information pre-populates from the provider’s EMR. Referral data is validated including the patient priority.
10. The e-Referral Process Pattern Consulting Service / Provider 8. Consultation: The Consulting Service/ Provider assesses/treats patient completing a consultation template pre-populated with information from the Service’s/Provider’s electronic record. 5. Receive Referral: The Services/Provider Referral Recipient receives the referral request electronically. A receipt of request acknowledgment is sent. 6. Review Request: The Consulting Service/ Provider reviews and accepts, rejects or requests additional information from the Referring Provider. 7. Appt. Scheduled: Appointment is placed in EHR, confirmation sent to referring clinician and patient.
11. e-Referral represents patient-centric health care delivery pattern which allows
12. What are the anticipated benefits
13. Health Service Discovery
14. Content Provisioning
15. Status Tracking
16. Notification
17. Event Scheduling
18. Decision Support
19. EHRS Architecture Considerations
20. Unleashing the potential – scaling options
21. Implications for health care sector
22. Implications for participants
23. Thank you