Community and Individual Entity Selection Criteria
The Center for Community Health Leadership will be granting Misys software to selected communities across the country with the goal of furthering the adoption of electronic health records and the establishment of clinical data sharing networks. A community is defined by the Center as any grouping of medical professionals committed to exchanging patient data for the purposes of diagnosis and therapy – said community may be a hospital, group of physician practices and home care agency; a network of 25 physician practices; an already established RHIO; or other model.
Criteria for Selection: Community
- There must be a single community sponsor – a leader within the community – to ensure the success of the project
- There must be a commitment to data sharing within the larger community and an intent to use Misys software to improve clinician access to patient data in all venues of care
- Misys Connect – the Web-based system that facilitates data exchange between EHRS – must be a part of the community’s solution
- Community at large must have the ability to execute and implement Misys products within a 12 month period from selection
- Community must have the commitment to capture pre- and post-implementation data, report on it, and share the results with Misys for publication
- Sites must have both technical and clinical involvement
Criteria for Selection: Individual Entity
- Grant applied for must include electronic health record (EHR) software (Misys EMR, Misys CPR, Misys Homecare) or an expansion or upgrade of a client’s previously installed Misys EHR product.
- Organization must be committed to sharing patient data with other medical entities in the community (physician practices, hospital(s) and homecare agency(s))
- Must be willing to implement the Misys software being granted within a 12 month period from selection
- Must be willing to participate in pre-live and post-live benchmarking for ROI case studies
- Must be willing to display, showcase, and present its success with Misys Healthcare Systems to both members of the media and potential prospects engaged in the Sales process
- Organization must be willing to sign Master Agreement with Misys Healthcare Systems, Inc., for ongoing maintenance and other costs not covered by the grant
- Must be willing to report on project progress and attend community meetings related to Misys Center grant distribution