Rural Project Examples: Health information technology
Other Project Examples
Northern Light Health Accountable Care Organization
Updated/reviewed April 2024
- Need: To implement coordinated, integrated, and holistic healthcare to improve patient health and engagement and to reduce the overall cost of medical services in Maine.
- Intervention: The Northern Light Health ACO network launched with a focus on patient-centered care to improve overall wellness, reduce healthcare costs, and improve patient engagement and quality.
- Results: Through care coordination, Northern Light Health is enhancing provider efficiency and supporting a team approach to delivering care, leading to improved patient engagement and healthcare quality, and lowering the overall cost of care.
HCC of Lafayette County's Heath Information Technology Workgroup
Updated/reviewed December 2023
- Need: To ensure the quality and sustainability of rural West Central Missouri's health services through the use of technology.
- Intervention: The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County convened a Health Information Technology (HIT) workgroup to establish electronic medical and prescription records, telemedicine capabilities, and training for Lafayette County and surrounding areas.
- Results: The workgroup fully equipped a local emergency department with HIT, launched electronic prescriptions for nearly a dozen Lafayette County providers, and identified acute needs hindering the adoption of electronic health records.
North Carolina Innovative Approaches Initiative
Updated/reviewed July 2022
- Need: Children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) face many barriers to coordinated, comprehensive, and culturally competent healthcare.
- Intervention: The North Carolina Innovative Approaches (IA) Initiative works with families of CYSHCN and other community leaders to make systems changes in the state's healthcare system.
- Results: IA has impacted 22 counties and has had a positive impact on increasing family engagement and community capacity for systems changes.
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