Leading the Way to HIT

WVMI & Quality Insights is playing a key role in the nation’s transition to electronic health records (EHRs). We’ve moved from piloting e-health projects to assisting literally thousands of practices with selection, implementation and use of EHRs.

While e-health has been a national priority since 2005, we’ve long recognized its potential to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. That’s why we’ve made a multi-year investment in supporting EHR adoption and Health Information Exchange.

Our Experience

Over the past decade, we have:

• Founded and staffed e-health coalitions in the states we serve
• Studied the privacy and security implications of health information networks
• Completed a comprehensive consumer education campaign
• Led efforts to author West Virginia’s Roadmap to Health Information Exchange

Currently, our Regional Health Information Technology Extension Centers in three states are helping more than 6,000 primary care practices select and implement electronic health records and ultimately meet the federal government’s definition of meaningful use.

Meanwhile, our Medicare Quality Improvement Organization staff has established Learning and Action Networks to help physicians use their EHRs to improve preventive service utilization and care for patients with heart disease. We are also helping physicians accurately report information to CMS’ Physician Quality Reporting System.

Our Services

Our blend of information technology, analytic and clinical quality improvement expertise provides us with unique insight and ability to advance the adoption and use of HIT. Whether working on behalf of a federal agency, a large health system or an individual physician practice, we can offer practitioners direct, individualized, and on‐site technical assistance in:

• Selecting a certified EHR product that offers best value for the providers’ needs
• Achieving effective implementation
• Enhancing clinical and administrative workflows to optimally leverage an EHR system’s potential to improve quality and value of care
• Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, professional, and ethical requirements to protect the integrity, privacy, and security of patients’ health information.