Electronic Health Records

Funds must be use exclusively for seeking MSA input regarding their Health Authority’s planning, design and implementation of an EHR system, and in particular for: -time spent by MSA members preparing for and attending meetings of the MSA EHR sub-committee; -time spent by MSA executive and/or MSA EHR representatives attending Health Authority EHR meetings, both before and after EHR goes live; -time spent by MSA EHR representatives for MSA approved visits to sites that have already gone live; and payment for MSA support staff to coordinate and track MSA EHR related engagement work including but not limited to: a. administrative support for Facility Engagement funded EHR related meetings (printing reminders, catering, books, minutes); b. MSA communication support for EHR related information; and c. Coordination or project management support for MSA approved EHR related activities. The MSA shall not use EHR funds to pay for: -capital and operating expenses of EHR; -physician upstaffing, specifically the hiring of additional temporary physicians by the Health Authority to reduce the clinical physician workload when the EHR is implemented. -physician time that is compensated by the Health Authority included but not limited to: a. EHR Physician Champion’s time; b. Physician tie spent in formal HER training and other training that is essential for implementing EHRS; and c. Physician time for attendance at sanctioned HER meetings prior to EHA going live, related to specific engagement demos and workflow order and set design sessions.

Physician Lead: Dr. Kira McClellan