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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #164 |
| Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) |
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| Requester: |
Gaye Williams, Chief Executive Officer |
Organization: |
Central Florida Health Care, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) |
Date Submitted |
12/21/2007 4:25:58 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Non-profit organizations are listed as one of the agencies that may submit a request for state appropritations for a program, service that is local or reginonal in scope, intended to meet a documented need, addresses a statewide interest (The 2004 Affordable Health Care for Floridians Act, Chapter Law, 2004-297)and produce measurable results. This project is local and regional, and it aligns with the State's intent to deploy information technology-Electronic Health Records. |
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| Recipient: |
Central Florida Health Care, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Gaye Williams |
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950 CR 17A West |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 452-3003 |
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Avon Park 33825 |
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Contact email: |
ceo@cfhconline.org |
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| Counties: |
Hardee, Highlands, Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Electronic Health Records improves care, delivery and quality. Our health centers must be prepared to participate in the electronic change of data in order to properly assess the effectiveness and outcomes of healthcare delivery expected by the state. Services: A multitude of comprehensive, quality primary and preventive care provided to residents in three counties. CFHC participates in the Diabetes Collaborative disease management program. The Cardiovascular Collaborative disease management program will commence early October, 2007. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Effective integration between personal health and electronic records. Improved operations: 1)streamlining of charting practices, 2) storing of information eletronically, and 3) searchable database records to prevent potential hazaards of handwritten files. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$550,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$270,906 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality AHIC |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Highlands County Legislative Delegation & Public Hearing |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
