September 2011
EMR Deployments in September 2011
In September 2011, 59 physicians implemented an electronic
medical record (EMR), representing 59% of the monthly target.
Program to date (February 2010 to September 2011) 1,210 physicians
have implemented VCUR 2008 EMR solutions which represents 25% of
Alberta's 4,820 eligible physicians.
Breakdown of Deployments
|
Deployment Types
|
Monthly Result
|
Fiscal YTD
|
Program to Date
|
| Clinics |
Physicians |
Target Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
% Target |
% Total |
Physicians |
| Paper to VCUR 2008 |
2 |
8 |
35 |
23 |
14 |
46 |
22 |
18 |
222 |
| Upgrade to VCUR 2008 (same vendor) |
7 |
26 |
35 |
74 |
44 |
105 |
50 |
38 |
541 |
| Move to VCUR 2008 (different vendor) |
10 |
25 |
30 |
83 |
42 |
116 |
64 |
44 |
447 |
| Total |
19 |
59 |
100 |
59 |
100 |
267 |
45 |
100 |
1,210 |
Data Migration
When transitioning from any medical records system to a new
system, management of patient data is critical. POSP works with the
original EMR vendor and the new EMR provider to help physicians
choose the best data migration options for their practice.
In September, 31 physicians completed data migrations. Since
migrations began occurring (September 2010 to September 2011), 352
data migrations have been completed. There are 131 data migrations
in progress across the province.
EMR Benefits
The Benefits Survey is sent to physicians approximately one year
after Milestone 3 (Go-Live) to evaluate the impact of VCUR 2008 EMR
implementation on the physician's practice. The September survey
had 144 physician participants. Each performance measure target was
significantly surpassed.
Of overall respondents, 95% agree that an EMR allows physicians
to improve patient care. Year to date, 90% of physicians agree that
patients receive their test results faster, while 95% agree that
having patient information in one place allows for establishing
patient diagnoses.
| Benefits Survey |
Monthly Result |
Fiscal YTD |
| Physician |
Target |
Actual |
Physician |
Actual |
| Agree that EMR improves efficiency of the clinic |
144 |
50% |
92% |
348 |
92% |
Agree that EMR allows physician to improve patient care
|
143 |
50% |
95% |
350 |
95% |
Agree that EMR improves effectiveness of patient care
|
143 |
50% |
94% |
350 |
95% |