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A number of PHMG providers and caregivers helped with last weekend's Heart Screen for Teens at Lakefront Clinic in Longview, WA, and it was a tremendous success. More than 100 teenage athletes were screened for potential heart issues. Read the article in The Daily News.
(Photos courtesy of Daily Dove)
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Question: Will all primary care clinics eventually adopt the Patient-Centered Medical Home model?Answer: Yes. It will probably take several years but we are in the process of markedly changing the way we deliver care to our patients. A PCMH is a delivery model that offers patients improved access (same day, extended hours, electronic), uses electronic tools to alert the office and patient of care needs, offers intensified services for higher risk patients, and uses a team-based approach that unloads physicians and allows everyone to work to their highest level of licensure. Although a PCMH is a term used for primary care, many of the tenets are also applicable to the specialties.
(Source: Karen Sharpe, MD
Medical Director for Primary Care)
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Environmental Sustainability and the Triple Aim
This presentation at the 25th national forum of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) asks: How can we improve our health if we have an unhealthy planet?
Watch video (74 min.)
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We're one month into our PatientConnection Contest and we're seeing steady increase in the number of patient activations among our primary care clinics. In particular, we are excited to see the rapid growth in the Oregon West Network.
Stephanie Drews, Santa Clara clinic manager, recently reported 166 activations over a 10-day span. Excellent progress!
Our contest closes June 30 and our goal is to have 50,000 patients activated in the system. There are currently 21,629 total activations as of Feb. 27.
As someone with experience in PatientConnection, both as a patient and as a provider, I see the benefits this system offers our patients and provider offices.
And finally, best wishes to our colleagues in Vancouver as they go live in Epic this weekend.
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Vancouver Go-Live March 1
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In a few days, the majority of PeaceHealth's ambulatory clinics will all be on a single electronic health record system for the first time ever.
 Fourteen of the Vancouver-area medical group clinics will go live on Epic, starting tomorrow (March 1). "This will be the eighth community to move to Epic since we kicked off the project in May 2012," said Kent Henriksen, Chief Information Officer for PeaceHealth Medical Group and co-project leader.
This won't be the last ambulatory go-live as a number of specialty offices and clinics new to PeaceHealth are still due to move to Epic later this year.
There's ongoing work under way to refine the system and workflows for current users. Additionally, Epic Enterprise--the project to bring Epic into PeaceHealth hospitals--is starting to take center stage.
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Monthly MGLT Report - February 2014
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Highlights from the Medical Group Leadership Team (MGLT) in February include:
- Patient Experience update
- Epic Stabilization highlights
- PazSalud mission photos
Questions and comments are welcome. Please contact MGLT members or your local PHMG leadership.
(What is MGLT? It's the team made up of network medical directors, vice presidents and system executives. MGLT sets the direction for PHMG. View PHMG leadership page.)
Read February Summary Report
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PHMG VISTA Metrics for February
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For a snapshot of PHMG's performance on VISTA measures as of Feb. 21, 2014, click the graphic below:
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(What is VISTA? It's PeaceHealth's five-year strategic plan. See details on the VISTA site.)
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