The Impact of ICT at Kaiser Permanente - World of Health IT
The Impact of ICT at Kaiser Permanente - World of Health IT
The Impact of ICT at Kaiser Permanente - World of Health IT
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>ICT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Kaiser</strong><strong>Permanente</strong>Andrew M. Wiesenthal, MD, SMAssoci<strong>at</strong>e Executive Director<strong>The</strong> <strong>Permanente</strong> Feder<strong>at</strong>ion
Wh<strong>at</strong> is <strong>Kaiser</strong> <strong>Permanente</strong>?•N<strong>at</strong>ion’s largestnonpr<strong>of</strong>it health plan•Integr<strong>at</strong>ed health caredelivery system•8.6 million members•14,000+ physicians• 156,000+ employees•Serving 9 st<strong>at</strong>es and theDistrict <strong>of</strong> Columbia•36 hospitals andmedical centers• Approx. 430 medical<strong>of</strong>fices• $40 billion annualrevenues
<strong>Kaiser</strong> <strong>Permanente</strong> <strong>Health</strong>Connect• Project initi<strong>at</strong>ed in February 2003• Deployment began in December 2003• Ambul<strong>at</strong>ory deployment completed in April 2008• Inp<strong>at</strong>ient deployment completed in March 2010• KP is essentially paperless across thecontinuum• Standards-based• HL7, SNOMED-CT, LOINC, RxNORM, DICOM, etc.
Tantalizing Examples• Pharmacists care for diabetics• Receptionists order mammograms• Nephrologist prevents dialysis• Colon cancer screening by mail• One third <strong>of</strong> touches are secure messages• Hospitals are built without record rooms• Real time health inform<strong>at</strong>ion exchange with theVeterans Administr<strong>at</strong>ion system
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