Features of FirstNet

We streamline the exchange of information

• Transfers electronic clinical information on mutual patients of healthcare providers using any EHR
• Receives and transfers laboratory and radiology orders/results
• Includes ePrescribing and receipt/transfer of medication history
• Offers benchmarking and quality analysis services
• Features state-of-the-art technology from a proven HIE vendor
• Offers an EHR for physician practices lacking this requirement of “meaningful use” as defined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
• Allows participants to meet additional “meaningful use” requirements for community data exchange

We invite all providers to participate

• Physician practices and groups of all types
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Health departments
• Imaging centers
• Home health agencies
• Any patient care provider

We offer clear benefits for all providers

• Provides immediate access to data needed to assess patients’ medical history, helping all providers improve quality of care
• Allows time formerly spent waiting for charts, transcribing or faxing to be better spent with patients
• Improves patient safety by allowing clinical records to follow patients to all their providers
• Prevents redundant communication through shared information
• Assists providers in analyzing trends and coordinating care to improve population health, safety and outcomes
• Provides proven reliability as evidenced by our record of 18 years of regional service
• Offers a single and thus an economical interface to access multiple labs, pharmacies and providers
• Adheres to rigid security and patient privacy technology standards
• Offers multiple paths to meet various CMS “meaningful use” requirements
• Focuses on regional needs with a not-for-profit, community-based approach dedicated to improving health outcomes

FirstNet current and future capabilities

• A certified EMR, which will give them the ability to have clinical messaging, inbox management, workflow management, clinical decision support, referrals and consults, medication management, e-Signature physicians, patient summaries, encounter recording and other options.
• Access to diagnostic quality medical images from multiple disparate picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) – from any radiology and cardiology imaging provider that participates in our HIE.
• A virtual health record which retrieves and displays all available patient data from across the entire continuum of care.
• Interconnectivity to allow healthcare providers to colloborate using HL7, CCR, CCD and other structures.
• Architecture to enable existing and new third party applications to connect to an HIE via Web services.
• Public health interfaces with standards-based personal health records.
• Transfer and exchange of immunization data between FirstNet and state Immunization Information Systems.
• And more to come…