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The Washington State Health Care Authority recently held a Health Record Bank Summit meeting and has completed site visits to two of the four pilot sites. Please see links below for additional information and current status on all our Health Record Bank Activities.
Site Visits
August 2010
Community Choice, PHCO, Wenatchee (406 KB)- Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, (Date to Be Determined)
- St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, Bellingham
Agenda (79.2 KB)
Health Record Bank Presentation (929.4 KB)- Decatur and Fidalgo, Transforming Healthcare (93 KB)
- Madigan, Tacoma (600.7 KB)
Health Record Bank Summit
June 24, 2010
April 30, 2010
- Agenda (24.8 KB)
- HRB Phase II Goals (19.9 KB)
- Discussion Drafts
February 5, 2010
- Agenda (41.8 KB)
- ARRA/HITECH Update HRB Summit (1.6 MB)
- Community Choice, PHCO, Wenatchee, Pilot Demonstration (1.4 MB)
Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane
- Pilot Demonstration (681.5 KB)
- HRB and INHS - Proposal for the Future (70.1 KB)
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, Bellingham
- Shared Care Plan, a Personal Health Record Bank (1.2 MB)
- Pilot Demonstration (1.4 MB)
- Lessons Learned (1.4 MB)
Madigan, Tacoma
- Pilot Demonstration (777.5 KB)
What can you do to encourage wider use of EHRs and EMRs?
- Providers are more likely to adopt new technology if many patients request they do so. The next time you visit your doctor; ask if his or her practice is considering adopting electronic medical records. Mention the advantages you have heard about and suggest they analyze the benefits.
- Continue to visit our website for announcements and updates on this initiative.
Interested parties/stakeholder meetings
The Washington State Health Care Authority has held 6 stakeholder meetings during the month of February 2008 with community partners. Some of the meeting locations included Spokane, Bellingham, Tacoma, Seattle, Wenatchee, and Yakima.
