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At the Hospitals
n Atrium Health Selects Epic for When using a virtual visit, care is given created a tool that organizes data by race
through a live, face-to-face video visit with and ethnicity, gender, and location for a
Electronic Health Records Across a medical provider. Adults can be seen variety of population health and clinical
for several minor illnesses, including but quality measures such as diabetes A1c
Three States not limited to, cold or flu-like symptoms, control, blood pressure control, cancer
seasonal allergies, pink eye, minor skin screenings, readmissions and more.
As part of its ongoing work to integrate issues, or urinary tract infections. With the
with its Navicent Health locations in Georgia, new pediatric services for younger children, This data then was used to implement
Atrium Health has selected Epic as the virtual care is also available for common a number of culturally appropriate
standard, uniform platform for its electronic conditions, such as poison ivy, ringworm, interventions at primary care practices
health records. Atrium Health locations in the eczema, newborn rashes, colds, allergies and at the community level, including a
Carolinas already use Epic’s revenue cycle and pink eye. Prescriptions can also be phone call campaign and working with a
platform. Implementing Epic for its clinical issued and are usually sent to the preferred local Spanish-language newspaper, which
systems across three states is expected to pharmacy within the hour. resulted in an additional 200 screenings
increase efficiencies, reduce complexity and and the detection of some cancers at
improve physician satisfaction. Virtual visits can be easily accessed on a earlier stages. As a result, from 2018 to
smartphone, tablet, or video-enabled computer. 2019, Atrium Health closed the disparity of
A single system allows the complete There’s no appointment necessary, costs are colorectal screenings for Hispanic males
records of patients in any location to be given upfront and users do not have to be an compared to the overall screening rate for
easily accessed by clinicians consulting on existing patient to receive care. They can be males from 9.4 percentage points to 3.5
cases hundreds of miles away. Epic also accessed by anyone in North or South Carolina percentage points, reducing the disparity
helps physicians, nurses and other clinical anytime, day or night, seven days a week. by 62.7 percent.
teammates increase their overall satisfaction
with their daily work by improving the user n Atrium Health Only Nonprofit n Atrium Health Collaborates With
experience with the electronic health record.
Healthcare System in Nation to Sneez App to Provide Consumers
Atrium Health locations in the Carolinas
and Georgia currently use a variety of clinical Win CMS Award With Real-Time Health Information
systems for electronic health records. The
design of the single system already is under way. Atrium Health was recognized by the Atrium Health has collaborated with the
Implementation of the new, single Epic system Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services makers of the Sneez app to provide the
will begin with Atrium Health’s Navicent (CMS) as a 2020 CMS Health Equity Award public with real-time information regarding
Health locations in Georgia in 2021 and will recipient. Atrium Health is one of two illness in their geographic area to help
continue with its other locations through 2023. organizations to win this prestigious award consumers and their families stay informed
in 2020 and is the only nonprofit healthcare and healthy.
n Atrium Health Expands Virtual Visits system in the nation to be recognized by CMS.
Sneez tracks a wide variety of illnesses,
to Include Pediatric Care Established in 2018, the national including upper respiratory infections such
CMS Health Equity Award recognizes as the influenza (flu) virus and respiratory
Atrium Health Virtual Visits are available organizations that have demonstrated a syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, allergies,
for patients of all ages — from birth strong commitment to health equity by asthma, lice, conjunctivitis (pink eye),
through adulthood. Virtual visits are fast reducing disparities that adversely affect tick-borne illnesses and more. The app is
and convenient options for care, available vulnerable populations, such as racial updated daily using aggregated data from
24 hours a day and accessible from a tablet and ethnic minorities, individuals with Atrium Health’s primary care and urgent
or smartphone. By offering pediatric virtual disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, care practices, ensuring all information is
care, Atrium Health is helping parents save and those living in rural areas. Atrium accurate and timely.
time and money by treating their children’s Health was recognized by CMS for
common conditions virtually. delivering quality patient care, supporting Data appears as a heat map identifying
medical research and education, and joining which illnesses are circulating in the area.
Atrium Health is one of the first with community partners to keep the App users can receive alerts about reported
healthcare systems in the region to provide community healthy. cases of illness and record their own cases
this unique type of pediatric virtual care in real-time. The Sneez app also can connect
for children under age 2. Users also can To address racial and ethnic disparities, users with local healthcare providers close
schedule an appointment with a dedicated Atrium Health strengthened data and to home. Other features include the ability
Levine Children’s provider for newborns collaboration with community partners. to reserve a spot with local urgent care
through age 17 for more specialized care. Through a redesign of our electronic locations and see healthcare providers
medical record (EMR), we transformed through virtual visits.
the way we collect demographic data —
adding or improving questions on race, This technology is a great tool for parents
ethnicity, language preference, assigned who want to stay informed of the latest
sex at birth, and gender identity — and illness trends in their area to keep their
children healthy.
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