NAME OF NETWORK  
Illinois Patient Health Information Network

Name of Grantee       
Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Rural Health,
and Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
 
Principal Investigator/Project Manager         
Mary Catherine Ring

Address 
245 Backbone Road East  Princeton, IL 61356                 
Phone 217/243-5055                   
Fax 217/243-5055       
Organizational Website icahn.org              
E-mail  mring@icahn.org             
 
Project Purpose
The Illinois PHIN project will demonstrate that the electronic medical record requirements of selected critical access hospitals can be well served by a single, hybrid product that manages patient information in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.  Project funds will be used to implement an electronic medical record system at Washington County Hospital in Nashville and at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, and a picture archiving and communications system at Washington County Hospital.  A health information exchange will be established that will enable area health care providers, including those at one of the key referral partners – SSM St. Mary’s Good Samaritan in Mount Vernon, to electronically share patient information.  The health information exchange infrastructure will be available for use by other Illinois critical access hospitals and their community partners.
                            
Outcome Measures/Expectations
The Illinois PHIN project will demonstrate the following:

1. cost efficient, nondisruptive integration of the selected electronic medical record software into a hospital’s existing best of breed information system
2. feasibility of user adaptation of an ambulatory electronic medical record system for use in the inpatient setting
3. implementation of an easily scalable health information exchange that will be available to project participants and their partners
4. on-going expansion of health information exchange users to include small area networks of all critical access hospitals in the state and their local health care partners

Service Area
The two critical access hospitals are located in southwestern Illinois.  Washington County Hospital is 55 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri and Salem Township Hospital is 96 miles east of St. Louis.  Washington County has a population of slightly more than 15,000 (27/square mile), and Marion County, home of Salem Township Hospital, has a population of nearly 42,000 (73/square mile).  Both counties have economic bases comprised of light manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.  The referral hospital, SSM St. Mary’s Good Samaritan, is located in Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, population of approximately 40,000 (70/square mile).  Mount Vernon is 26 miles from Salem and 31 miles from Nashville.

Network Members

Equipment/Vendors or Collaborative Partners

NextGen Healthcare was selected to provide both the electronic medical records and the health information exchange software.

Sectra was selected for the PACS installation.

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