August 2011
EMR Deployments in August
In August 2011, 33 physicians implemented an EMR solution,
representing 33% of the monthly target. Program to date (February
2010 to August 2011) 1,155 physicians have implemented VCUR
2008 EMR solutions which represents 24% of Alberta's 4,820
eligible physicians. Here's the breakdown of the types of
deployments:
|
Deployment Types
|
Monthly Result
|
Fiscal YTD
|
Program to Date
|
| Clinics |
Physicians |
Target Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
| Paper to VCUR 2008 |
5 |
10 |
35 |
39 |
30 |
38 |
22 |
18 |
207 |
| Upgrade to VCUR 2008 (same vendor) |
4 |
8 |
35 |
23 |
24 |
79 |
45 |
38 |
521 |
| Move to VCUR 2008 (different vendor) |
8 |
15 |
30 |
50 |
45 |
91 |
61 |
44 |
427 |
| Total |
17 |
33 |
100 |
35 |
100 |
208 |
42 |
100 |
1,155 |
Data Migration
When transitioning from any medical records system to a new
system, management of patient data is critical. POSP works with the
original EMR vendor and the new EMR provider to help physicians
choose the best data migration options for their practice. In
August, 19 physicians completed data migrations. Since migrations
began occurring (September 2010 to August 2011), 318 data
migrations have been completed. There are 148 data migrations in
progress across the province.
EMR Benefits
The Benefits Survey is sent to physicians approximately one year
after Milestone 3 (Go-Live) to evaluate the impact of VCUR 2008 EMR
implementation on the physician's practice. The July survey had 73
physician participants. Each performance measure target was
significantly surpassed.
Of overall respondents, 92% agree that an EMR allows physicians
to improve patient care. Year to date, 91% of physicians agreed the
EMR improves the efficiency of the clinic and 95% agree the EMR
improves effectiveness of patient care.
| Benefits Survey |
Monthly Result |
Fiscal YTD |
| Physician |
Target |
Actual |
Physician |
Actual |
| Agree that EMR improves efficiency of the clinic |
72 |
50% |
89% |
204 |
91% |
Agree that EMR allows physician to improve patient care
|
73 |
50% |
95% |
207 |
95% |
Agree that EMR improves effectiveness of patient care
|
73 |
50% |
92% |
207 |
95% |