CRISP DC

ADVANCED PLANNING DOCUMENT (APD): DHCF WAS AWARDED FUNDS BY CMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF AUGMENTING THE STATEWIDE HIE WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS WITHIN DC. CRISP DC ALSO IMPLEMENTED A CONSENT TOOL TO SHARE SENSITIVE DATA THROUGH THE HIE AS WELL AS SOCIAL NEEDS SCREENING AND REFERRAL TOOLS TO SHARE HEALTH RELATED SOCIAL NEED DATA. CONTINUING PROJECTS AND SERVICES SUCH AS ENCOUNTER NOTIFICATION DELIVERIES, PROVIDER DIRECTORY, HIE PORTAL ENHANCEMENT, HIE EMBEDDED APPLICATION, IMAGE EXCHANGE AND DATA ROUTER WILL BE OPTIMIZED AND ROLLED OUT TO THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO DRIVE ADOPTION AND INCORPORATION OF THE SERVICES, THE APD GRANTS ALLOWS FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY.

HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) CRISP DC CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE EXCHANGE. SINCE BUILD-OUT OF THE EXCHANGE, CRISP DC'S HIE HAS ALLOWED PROVIDERS PRACTICING AT ONE LOCATION TO INSTANTLY ACCESS PATIENTS' RECORDS, TEST RESULTS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION EVEN IF THAT INFORMATION IS PHYSICALLY STORED MILES AWAY IN SEVERAL UNRELATED LOCATIONS. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE HIE CONCEPT IS AS FOLLOWS: WHILE PHYSICIAN ACCESS IS IMPROVED BY AN HIE, SO IS THE SECURITY OF PATIENTS' MEDICAL INFORMATION. SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF MEDICAL DATA ENSURES THAT IT REACHES THE INTENDED RECIPIENT AND ONLY THE INTENDED RECIPIENT.THE INSTANTANEOUS ACCESS AND IMPROVED SECURITY OFFERED BY A HIE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER NETWORKING HARDWARE USED TO CONNECT ALL PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF PATIENT RECORDS WITHIN THOSE PARTICIPATING FACILITIES. INCREASED AVAILABILITY AND SECURITY OF PATIENT INFORMATION REDUCES ERRORS, IMPROVES PAITENT CARE, AND LOWERS HEALTH CARE COSTS.