ERIC Number: ED541791
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov-4
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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School Health Connection Goes Electronic: Developing a Health Information Management System for New Orleans' School-Based Health Centers. Program Results Report
Rastorfer, Darl
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
From February 2008 through April 2011, School Health Connection, a program of the Louisiana Public Health Institute, developed an electronic health information management system for newly established school-based health centers in Greater New Orleans. School Health Connection was established as part of a broader effort to restore community health services and introduce school-based clinics after Hurricane Katrina. Project Director Gaurav Nagrath reported the following key results: (1) School Health Connection procured, instituted and maintained a cross-site, integrated electronic medical record and practice management system at 10 school-based health centers; (2) Some 40 doctors, nurses, and social workers who provide primary care at the 10 school-based health centers used the system to understand children's health status and document clinical encounters; and (3) More than 10,500 patient records were created through the electronic medical record and practice management system. These records documented more than 50,000 patient visits.
Descriptors: School Health Services, Student Records, Child Health, Community Health Services, Information Management, Management Systems, Electronic Publishing, Documentation, Clinics, Health Personnel, Information Utilization
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. P.O. Box 2316, Route 1 and College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08543. Tel: 877-843-7953; e-mail: mail@rwjf.org; Web site: http://www.rwjf.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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