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February 18, 2009Moses Lake Community Health Clinic - FQHC uses Practice Partner EMR to expand reporting and improve quality of care
Moses Lake Community Health Center (MLCHC) is a 20-provider group with two locations in rural Washington state. Despite a challenging patient population consisting of both the underserved and a large number of migrant workers, MLCHC has achieved quality of care standards ratings that are among the highest in the state. McKesson’s Practice Partner electronic medical record (EMR) has been instrumental to their success and has allowed them to accomplish the following:
- Annual savings of over $100,000 in lower transcription costs
- Award-winning and top rated in state for quality improvement
- The percentage of fully immunized children rose to 91% for 2-year-olds and 88% for 13-year-olds.
At a Glance
Organization: Moses Lake Community Health Center, Moses Lake, WA.
– 20 providers, 2 locations
– Provides family medicine, pediatrics and OB to underserved and migrant worker populations
– 21,500 patients generating 98,000 encounters per year
– 200+ work stations
Solution Spotlight
– McKesson’s Practice Partner® Patient Records
– McKesson’s Practice Partner® Appointment Scheduler
– McKesson’s Practice Partner®
Order Entry
– Lab Results Interface (Quest)
– Hospital Reports Interface (Meditech via Inland Northwest Health Service)
Critical Issues
– Transition to a paperless chart environment
– Need to provide detailed data and performance reports and chart audits to numerous funding sources
– Need to expand and improve quality of care initiatives
Results
– Annual savings of over $100,000 in lower transcription costs
– Time for chart audits reduced from several days to four hours
– Award-winning and top rated in state for quality improvement.
Read the full case study here: “Moses Lake Community Health Clinic.”
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I actually have tested out Practice Partner EMR in the past and it does have many beneficial features that I would recommend. It is easy to use and easy to setup.
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