Syringa Hospital and Clinics ($23,392): Utilization of a telemedicine robot program to increase access to health care services; development of electronic prescribing connectivity for use of Electronic Health Records and in preparation for eventual telepharmacy. Partners: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and Irwin Drug.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Medicare Grant Preps Idaho Clinics for Telepharmacy System
The Idaho State Office of Rural Health guided three grant applicants to some Flex Grants provided by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program in August. Benewah Community Hospital and Harms Memorial Hospital were able to implement Electronic Medical Records while Syringa were a bit more advanced:
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Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. How can healthcare data pooling lead to a better system? More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1903
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