Halton Healthcare is joining a new project that will help with moving patients between hospitals and long-term care homes.
Project AMPLIFI improves health outcomes for patients through their integrated care coordination platform that reduces the potential for medication errors, difficulties in obtaining an accurate diagnosis, delays in treatment and care, and readmissions to hospital for this high-risk population.
It stands for the information obtained in a patient’s chart during a transfer:
- Allergies
- Medications
- Problem List
- Immunizations For Integration
“Project AMPLIFI helps provide health care providers with a fuller picture of the patient’s journey when they enter our hospitals for care,” says Brendan Kwolek, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Halton Healthcare. “Our teams have worked together to ensure the data is accurate and that patient information is handled in a safe, private, and secure fashion. This has been a great partnership between our teams, informatics, pharmacy, our vendor (MEDITECH), the Project AMPLIFI team (from St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton) and other organizations. We are looking forward to seeing more institutions come on board!”
Project AMPLIFI is part of a broader initiative called Traverse Exchange Canada, a secure cloud-based network that enables the flow of health information between participating organizations. Last month, Halton Healthcare joined 65 Long-Term Care Homes (LTCH) and MEDITECH Expanse hospitals (Queensway Carlton, Holland Bloorview, Care4 and the Mental Health Cluster) who are participating in this Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-Term Care funded project.
At points of transfer to or from a facility, a patient’s visit information will transmit into the electronic health record of the receiving Long-Term Care facility or hospital. Shared information includes the patient’s encounter details, provider notes, laboratory, and imaging results, administered medications, discharge summaries and more. This data provides caregivers a comprehensive understanding of the patient’s journey while minimizing the time required to gather information from external sources. It is not reliant on the patient’s recollection and therefore can help reduce errors or provide important information in an emergency.
Project AMPLIFI advances Halton Healthcare’s mission to provide integrated community hospital care by connecting patients with participating health care partners and allowing for a better patient experience.
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