Improving Relationships with Community Physicians
February 12, 2010
Posted by chcablogadmin in : Manpower & Workforce
Thanks, Jim, for sharing the power of relationship-building with community physicians. The Children’s Hospital Denver was one of our early adopters of Child Health Advantage, which extends preferred vaccine and supply pricing to community physicians. I just had to get a plug in there for the CHCA program! Anyone care to comment on strategies you’re using in your local market? — Don
Jim Shmerling
Community physicians are invaluable allies at the Children’s Hospital and we constantly look for ways to support them. One of our successful initiatives was implementing PedsConnect, an EHR and practice management system. In 2009, we launched PedsConnect in two, independently, private practices, Cherry Creek Pediatrics and Pediatrics 5280. At little cost to them, we streamlined care to our shared patients by using the same EHR system.
Since implementation, physicians and patients have responded positively. Staff at the practices applaud the functionality of the system. It interfaces with the immunization registry and pharmacies as well as their counterparts at Children’s. They know when their patient will see a specialist at Children’s and when the results will be available. They receive an email report shortly thereafter. Our EHR partnerships with community physicians have just begun; we look forward to improved efficiencies and relationships they will bring.
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