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Licking Memorial Health Systems Volume 14, Issue 5 September/October 2017 LMH Offers Broad Spectrum of Maternity Care pages 4 & 5 LMH Named on 2017 Health Care’s Most Wired® Award List pages 2 & 3 App Offers Access to Medical Records page 3 Vaccination Misconceptions page 6 Cardiology Services Expanded page 9 Check out our Quality Report Cards online at www.LMHealth.org. See pages 18-24 for Quality Report Cards in this issue. Measurably Different ... for Your Health! LMH Named on 2017 Health Care’s Most Wired® Award List App Offers Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) “We are pleased to be recognized for investing in new delivery models in making and training clinicians on how information technology (IT) use recently was recognized as one of a fourth year at the national level for order to improve quality, provide access to use analytics to improve quality, and adoption among hospitals Access to Health Care’s Most Wired® Hospitals our efforts to improve the health of our and control costs.” provide access and control costs. nationwide. The survey of 698 for 2017. According to results of community. For a number of years, • 82 percent analyze retrospective participants, representing an Medical the 19th Annual Health Care’s Most we have been heavily focused on LMH provides digital diagnostic images clinical and administrative data estimated 2,158 hospitals – more Wired® survey, recently released by the implementing advanced clinical systems from Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging, to identify areas for improving than 39 percent of all hospitals American Hospital Association’s (AHA) at the point of care that directly impact the Mammography, Neuroimaging and quality and reducing the cost of in the U.S. – examines how Records Health Forum, technology is making quality of care provided to our patients. Nuclear Imaging to the appropriate care care. organizations are leveraging it easier for patients and providers to We have expanded these systems outside provider regardless of the provider’s • Three-quarters use sophisticated IT to improve performance for The Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) Patient interact, thus improving communication, of the four walls of the Hospital to location, and integrates those images analytics such as predictive value-based health care in the Portal now offers an app, available through the safety and patient-provider relationships. include direct patient access to medical with the EMR. LMH also utilizes patient modeling and data to improve areas of infrastructure, business Apple App Store and Google Play, which allows New tools are helping patients become information using our patient portals as monitoring equipment which sends decision-making. and administrative management, patients faster mobile access to their medical more actively involved in their care and well as electronic information sharing with data directly into the EMR, including • Nearly 70 percent interface quality and safety, and clinical records. The Meditech MHealth app provides a maintaining their health. providers outside of Licking Memorial bedside blood pressure, pulse oximetry, electronic health record data with integration. secure, direct and streamlined connection to Health Systems (LMHS),” said Rob temperature, glucose, lab tests and fetal population health tools for care health information via personal mobile devices. According to the survey, Most Wired Montagnese, LMHS President & CEO. monitoring. management. Detailed results of the survey and hospitals are using smart phones, • More than 70 percent are study can be found in the July Interested users should search, “Meditech telehealth and remote monitoring to LMH has excelled at leveraging its Innovation in patient care embraces providing data analytic tools issue of H&HN. For a full list of MHealth,” download the app and then search create more ways for patients to access wireless network to support clinical emerging technologies and underscores training to physicians and nurses. winners, visit www.hhnmag.com. for Licking Memorial Hospital. Patients use their healthcare services and capture health technology at the point of care. Mobile the need for secure patient information • 45 percent initiate a patient existing Patient Portal logon ID and password information. This year’s results show: radiology, cardiology, and biomedical exchange. Hospitals have increased pathway using health IT to follow The AHA is the national to view their data. The app may be used to • 76 percent offer secure messaging equipment communicate wirelessly with their use of sophisticated IT monitoring a care plan. organization that represents review lab results, medical reports, discharge with clinicians on mobile devices. the Hospital’s Electronic Medical Record systems to detect patient privacy • Nearly 40 percent deliver quality and serves all types of hospitals medications, discharge instructions, and secure • When patients need ongoing (EMR). Voice communication using breaches, monitor for malicious activities metrics to physicians at the point- and healthcare networks, messages regarding after care, healthy living and monitoring at home, 74 percent the unique hands-free Vocera devices, or policy violations and produce real- of-care. as well as their patients and special events happening at LMH. use secure emails for patients and worn by nearly every member of the time analysis of security alerts. • 32 percent have tools for real- communities. Nearly 5,000 families to keep in touch with the clinical staff, occurs over the secure • 97 percent use intrusion detection time patient identification and hospitals, healthcare systems, “Patients have continually asked for quicker, care team. wireless network. In addition, Vocera systems. tracking for value-based care and other healthcare providers, easier ways to engage in their medical record • 68 percent simplify prescription devices allow patients to communicate • 96 percent perform data access Audits. conditions, such as chronic in addition to 43,000 individuals, information via mobile devices. The MHealth renewals by letting patients make directly with nurses by activating the • Nearly 90 percent run targeted obstructive pulmonary disease. form the AHA. Founded in 1898, app will satisfy this request by giving faster mobile requests on mobile devices. nurse call button. Bed alarms and phishing exercises to teach employees the AHA provides education for access to the LMH Patient Portal login screen, • 62 percent add data reported by patient monitoring equipment are to question suspicious emails. Health Care’s Most Wired survey, healthcare leaders and is a source increasing the usability of access to patients on patients to the electronic health also connected wirelessly to Vocera, conducted between January 15 and of information regarding current the go,” explained Clinical Applications Analyst record to get a better picture of providing clinical staff with continual Most Wired hospitals are transforming March 15, is published annually healthcare issues and trends. For Nemili Johnson, R.N., B.S.N., M.M.I. patient symptoms. updates from the patient bedside. care delivery with knowledge gained by Hospitals & Health Networks more information, please visit • Nearly half of the hospitals are using from data and analytics. They are (H&HN). The 2017 Most Wired www.aha.org. With MHealth, numerous key features make it telehealth to provide behavioral “The Most Wired hospitals are using investing in analytics to support new survey and benchmarking study is a easy for patients to connect to the Meditech health services to more patients. every available technology option to delivery models and effective decision- leading industry barometer measuring Patient and Consumer Health Portal. • 40 percent offer virtual physician create more ways to reach their patients visits. in order to provide access to care,” said • Portal Selector: MHealth’s Portal Selector • More than 40 percent provide real- AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. allows patients and their family members to time care management services to “They are transforming care delivery, easily locate LMH’s Meditech Portal, and patients at home for diabetes and launch the connection with a single tap. congestive heart failure. • Intuitive and user-friendly: Upon opening MHealth, the user is immediately connected to the Meditech Portal — no need to launch a browser and search for a bookmarked link. • Streamlined web view: MHealth provides the web browser functions needed to navigate the Meditech Portal, for a smooth, streamlined user experience. For assistance or questions about the app, please contact a Patient Portal Specialist by phone at (220) 564-4030, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or email at PatientPortalQuestions@ LMHealth.org. 2 Community Connection September/October 2017 3 LMH Offers Broad Spectrum of Maternity Care Having a baby is an exciting and life- LMH was among the first facilities in Mothers and families, who choose to pressure, increased oxygen in the baby’s Department of Health, the Special Care visiting friends and family at a reasonable changing experience. Licking Memorial Central Ohio and one of the first 400 have their baby at LMH, will enjoy the blood, improved weight gain, and Nursery is equipped with critical care cost. LMH massage therapists assist in Hospital (LMH) is honored to share nationwide to receive the prestigious conveniences of home in our birthing reduced pain. and stabilization equipment, such as pain management and comfort – while in the wonder of these special moments