October 2011
EMR Deployments in October 2011
In October 2011, 39 physicians implemented a VCUR 2008
electronic medical record (EMR) solution, representing 39% of the
monthly target. Program to date (February 2010 to October 2011)
1,246 physicians have implemented VCUR 2008 EMR solutions, which
represents 26% of Alberta's 4,820 eligible physicians.
Breakdown 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 |
4 |
7 |
35 |
20 |
18 |
53 |
22 |
17 |
227 |
| Upgrade to VCUR 2008 (same vendor) |
3 |
9 |
35 |
26 |
23 |
114 |
47 |
37 |
552 |
| Move to VCUR 2008 (different vendor) |
6 |
23 |
30 |
77 |
59 |
139 |
66 |
45 |
467 |
| Total |
13 |
39 |
100 |
39 |
100 |
306 |
44 |
100 |
1,246 |
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 October, 10 physicians completed data migrations. Since
migrations began occurring (September 2010 to October 2011), 362
data migrations have been completed. There are 138 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 October survey had
164 physician participants. Each performance measure target was
significantly surpassed.
Of overall respondents, 95% agree that an EMR allows physicians
to improve patient care and 92% agree that the EMR improves the
effectiveness of patient care.
| Benefits Survey |
Monthly Result |
Fiscal YTD |
| Physician |
Target |
Actual |
Physician |
Actual |
| Agree that EMR improves efficiency of the clinic |
161 |
50% |
87% |
509 |
90% |
Agree that EMR allows physician to improve patient care
|
164 |
50% |
95% |
514 |
95% |
Agree that EMR improves effectiveness of patient care
|
167 |
50% |
92% |
517 |
94% |