: Tulare Local Healthcare District (Tulare District Hospital, TDH) has been providing quality health care to the community of Tulare and surrounding rural areas of Tulare County for 53 years. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The hospital is in a primary care health profession area (HPSA) and serves a medically underserved population (MUP). TDH is the only hospital in the city and is in the service area of a federally qualified health center, and Tulare County Health and Human Service's FQHC Look-Alike Clinic. ? ? Partners in this grant application are: Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.; Hillman Health Center (Tulare County Health and Human Services' federally qualified health center Look-Alike); Tulare Community Health Clinic, Inc. (federally qualified health clinic); a consortium of local physicians; and the University of California, San Francisco. ? ? The project utilizes the following application modules: Pharmacy management, Spanish Education Sheet for pharmacy, e-MAR (electronic medication administration reporting), Pyxis medication dispensing unit in emergency room, scanning application, laboratory management, patient scheduling, operating room management, barcoding, patient care documentation, clinical view, clinical physician order entry (CPOE), electronic signature, insurance eligibility, executive information systems, and Pyxis medication-dispensing units at all nursing stations. The basic project parameters include: basic system setup, development of master file and control records, training and testing, and on-site """"""""live"""""""" support. ? ? The long-term outcome goal of the proposed implementation project is to reduce medical errors and improve overall patient safety by decreasing the actual number medication errors, and by implementing electronic access to """"""""real time"""""""" patient data. At the end of the three-year project, TDH will have a fully integrated electronic medical record (EMR). ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type
NIH Challenge Grants and Partnerships Program - Phase II-Coop.Agreement (UC1)
Project #
1UC1HS015096-01
Application #
6890173
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHS1-HSR-W (01))
Program Officer
Meyers, David
Project Start
2004-09-30
Project End
2007-09-29
Budget Start
2004-09-30
Budget End
2005-09-29
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Tulare Local Healthcare District
Department
Type
DUNS #
078780699
City
Tulare
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
93274