UPHIE provides a value proposition for rural healthcare by addressing the unique demands of small, distributed practices with limited resources through a community-focused implementation. The scope of services includes a regional patient index, results lookup for labs and radiology, order entry, and connectivity to state registries through a certified EHR solution. Major milestones are an implementation kick-off in July 2012, populating the patient index and results lookup in August, and exchanging lab and immunization data starting in September 2012.
2. UPHIE Value Proposition
• Unique demands of rural healthcare
▫ Distance, weather, access to specialty services
▫ Small practices distributed over a large geographic area
▫ Financial resources limited
• Implementation from a “Community View” perspective
▫ 80% of the care in rural communities stays in the
community
▫ How can we bring the most value to each community
3. Scope of Services
• Regional eMPI and RLS services
• Lab results and lab orders
• Radiology results and radiology orders
• The ability to lookup and/or exchange clinical data via a
web portal or interfaced EHR
• State of Michigan connectivity for immunizations and
reportable labs
• Certified EHR-Lite solution with built-in UPHIE
interface
4. Timeline
• Major Milestones
▫ Implementation Kick-off July, 2012
▫ Population of eMPI/RLS August, 2012
▫ Exchange of Lab and Immunization September, 2012
