June 2011
EMR Deployments in June
|
Deployment Types
|
Monthly Result
|
Fiscal YTD
|
Program to Date
|
| Clinics |
Physicians |
Target Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
| Paper to VCUR 2008 |
3 |
10 |
35 |
29 |
16 |
35 |
33 |
23 |
175 |
| Upgrade to VCUR 2008 (same vendor) |
6 |
21 |
35 |
60 |
32 |
42 |
40 |
28 |
503 |
| Move to VCUR 2008 (different vendor) |
7 |
34 |
30 |
113 |
52 |
75 |
83 |
49 |
413 |
| Total |
16 |
65 |
100 |
65 |
100 |
152 |
51 |
100 |
1,091 |
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
June, 16 data migrations took place. Since migrations began
occurring (September 2010 to June 2011), 253 data migrations
have been completed. There are 162 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 June survey had 25
physicians participating. Each performance measure target was
significantly surpassed.
Of overall respondents, 96% agree that EMR allows physicians to
improve patient care. Of the physicians who transitioned from VCUR
2006 EMR systems to VCUR 2008 EMR solutions, 94% cited that the new
EMR had provided value, while 86% stated that physicians and staff
are spending less time maintaining the clinic's infrastructure.
| Benefits Survey |
Monthly Result |
Fiscal YTD |
| Physician |
Target |
Actual |
Physician |
Actual |
| Agree that EMR improves efficiency of the clinic |
25 |
50% |
96% |
50 |
94% |
Agree that EMR allows physician to improve patient care
|
25 |
50% |
92% |
50 |
96% |
Agree that EMR improves effectiveness of patient care
|
25 |
50% |
96% |
50 |
98% |
Sixty-five (65) physicians implemented an EMR in June 2011,
representing 65% of the monthly target. Program to date (February
2010 to June 2011), 1,091 physicians have implemented
which represents 23% of Alberta's 4,820 eligible physicians. Here's
the breakdown of the types of deployments: