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Addictions and Mental Health Division expects to issue a request for proposals later this year, seeking a information system for Oregon's state-operated system of psychiatric facilities. The goal is for the information system, replacing paper records and unconnected databases, to be in place a year before the new psychiatric facility opens in Salem in 2011.
The implementation of the system will allow access to information at all campuses of OSH, as well as Blue Mountain Recovery Center and the Junction City facility when it opens in 2013.
The system will improve care for people receiving psychiatric treatment by:
- Tracking services, medications, lab results, dietary requirements, staffing resources and other data;
- Scheduling hundreds of patients for daily activities within the proposed treatment mall milieu;
- Facilitating the successful transfer of patients to lower levels of care in the community by providing electronic records and discharge plans to the community providers;
- Facilitating clinical decisions in the placement of patients in lower levels of care by tracking the availability of treatment resources (e.g., availability of residential setting or other options);
- Giving patients improved access to their health records, to which all patients are entitled under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
Employees of Oregon State Hospital and Blue Mountain Recovery Center continue to be actively involved in identifying requirements for the information system, including one-on-one interviews with all departments of the hospital. Thank you to those who participated in interviews. It is anticipated that additional interviews will be necessary to further define the requirements.
Questions can be directed to Ben Kahn, Project Manager, OSH Replacement Project
ben.kahn@state.or.us
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