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                           JeffNEWS, May 1, 1995
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Integration Update
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To update you about implementation progress on Jefferson's
healthcare information systems plan, developed by multidisciplinary
working groups representing the medical staff, Jefferson Medical
College, the hospital and the department of information systems:
 
 
Primary Vendor Strategy
   Work is under way to identify one or two software vendors who can
   provide a significant percentage of the applications described in the
   healthcare information systems plan.  Fourteen vendors responded to an
   initial request for information. Five vendors have been selected for
   further study based on the range of applications they provide and
   their experience in academic health centers or integrated healthcare
   delivery systems. Process manager: Mary McNichol

Health Services Network
   To ensure that new information system capabilities are accessible to
   those who can benefit from them, an aggressive schedule for campus
   cabling has been established. Ray Communications has been selected as
   the vendor. The next step in this process will identify the voice and
   data network cable locations in the six buildings D Gibbon, College,
   Curtis, Thompson, Pavilion and Main D targeted for this first phase.
   Cabling will be completed by December. A detailed campus cabling plan
   is also available. Process managers: Gail Bernhard, Joe McNally.
 
Common Patient Registration
   A common patient registration system is central to Jefferson's
   ability to provide high quality and cost-effective patient care across
   delivery sites and settings. The project team has redesigned the
   patient registration process and defined criteria for vendor
   selection. Process manager: Susan Milner.
 
Physician Practice Management
   The physician practice management system will provide required
   information systems capabilities in support of physician office
   practice. The work of the team charged with identifying a vendor was
   well under way prior to the completion of the healthcare information
   systems plan, and the team has been evaluating vendors based on
   practice billing and managed care criteria.

   The common registration practice management and vendor selection
   team are working together to ensure that selected applications will
   interface effectively. The selection of a primary vendor(s), a
   registration system and a physician practice management system will be
   coordinated and completed in mid-June. Process manager: Tom Kupp.
 
Watch for information on the next priority projects - order entry
and resource scheduling - in future Integration Updates. If you have
any question, please call Mary McNichol, manager of health services
information systems, at 8431.


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