1. www.albertawellnet.org POSP Vendor Conference Connecting to the Provincial EHR Patrick Binns Executive Director, Alberta Wellnet May 8, 2003

2. Page 2 Development Status vDevelopment on target for completion by June 30 Person Directory Release 2 went into production pilot April 7, 2003 LTRH Release 1 “ready for production” on May 9, 2003 EHR Release 1 “ready for production” on May 9, 2003 EHR S2S interfaces to be in production by June 30, 2003 vVendor related activities S2S message specifications – Available today Vendor “Sandbox” test server – Available today Front-end integration – Targeted for end of June Start of conformance testing – End of Summer

3. Page 3 Development Status vShift towards implementation & rollout activities Pilots activities underway for Person Directory Extending the PIN pilot sites with EHR browser functions EHR implementation/rollout planning underway: Site-based rollout through “rollout communities”: POSP sites (coordinated with the POSP rollout team) RHA sites Pharmacy sites Role-based training through a train-the-trainer approach (e.g) Senior’s Drug Profile users Prescribing Doctors Emergency Services staff Focus on stakeholder communications Focus on S2S integration with POS and pharmacy vendors Initial rollout to start as early as July 2, 2003

4. Page 4 The task ahead vSizing the rollout (initial estimates) Assumptions: Clinics: Average 4 physicians and 5 staff per clinic (total of 9) Pharmacies: Average 3 pharmacists, 1 pharmacy technician per pharmacy Acute Care: average 8 users per acute care facility Home Care:Average 10 users per home care site

5. Page 5 Working with Vendors vWellnet Resources to support Vendor testing Phil Robson – PM for the vendor relations team Vendor website: S2S message specifications Links to resource materials for HL7 and XML Documentation on how to implement the messages Information on how to use the Sandbox test environment Test scripts Technical sessions for S2S message questions Access to Wellnet technical resources Newsletters and other communications Wellnet website Other announcements

6. Page 6 Barriers & CSFs vBarriers to Implementing the EHR Overall size of the rollout Scheduling and coordination of rollout activities Cost effective change management Resolution of privacy and security concerns Time for vendors to connect EMRs to the EHR vCritical Success Factors Engaging stakeholders (Health Authorities, POSP, vendors, etc.) Flexibility of the implementation plan Effective scheduling and prioritization of sites User adoption of applications Long-term usability of the message specifications

7. Page 7 Front-end Integration vSample Front-end Integration Flow EMR locates patient of interest Option: EMR pre-loads data to EMR EMR presents patient data (e.g. drug history) Launch a browser with PHN as a parameter to either: EHR summary screen for the patient PIN prescription screen for the patient Lab viewer screen for the patient Perform action with the EHR application Task-switch (alt-tab) back to the EMR Option: EMR to back-fill info through S2S interface EMR locates next patient

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