E-Health Record International
Introduction
Electronic Health Records International (EHRI), founded in 2012, is a company based in Sebastopol, California that provides EHR Software and Implementation services to low income healthcare settings around the world. EHRI develops and markets, Harmoni, a cloud-based EHR platform for hospitals, clinics and physician offices. EHRI's health information management system is certified in the United States for Meaningful Use Stage 1 and is a certified Health Information Exchange by the Department of Health and Human Services. Their products provide efficient and safe recording of patient health information, medical orders, laboratory and radiology requests, medication administration, treatments and diagnosis, as well as administrative tasks needed for hospital operations, on a secure, cloud-based system. EHRI builds and deploys low cost Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) for hospitals and clinics in the developing world. Our mission is advancing global health with affordable mobile cloud computing. To accomplish this, we have developed mobile applications that replace the need for paper charting.EHRI primarily works with faith based and government hospital systems but also with private sector hospitals to provide software, implementation, training and help desk functions at price points that are budget positive for any hospital, clinic or health center.EHRI also provides global personal health records for departments of health (DOH) and hospital systems that provide portable health information across institutions. These systems can be used within existing health systems or for an entire country. EHRI's products include:
- HarmoniMD
- HarmoniMobile
- HarmoniHIS
- Newborn Hearing Screening Registry
At this time Harmoni products are in three langauges: English, Spanish, and French. [2]
Structure to Clinical Environment
EHRI attempts to improve clinical care outcomes by promoting the use of electronic checklists in clinical settings. EHRI cites a study from John Hopkins that demonstrates a 0% bloodstream infection rate from intravenous lines after checklists were adopted as procedure. In addition, this lowered infection rate also reduced medical costs that may have otherwise been associated with bloodstream infections. EHRI cites another study which demonstrates reduced errors in positioning by surgeons for laparoscopic procedures. [3]
Major goals of checklists:
- To educate
- To serve as action reminders
- To promote teamwork for best practices
- To capture clinical data for reporting purposes
EHRI believes that electronic checklists are more beneficial than paper forms. Paper forms must be printed, stocked and filed, which are technical and costly difficulties in the process. In addition, paper forms are not able to be searched, thus making it more difficult to collect data overall. On the other hand, electronic checklists are able to accommodate for any supplementary photos, images and documents with consistent formatting and can be found in a single and readily accessible location. [3]
EHRI partner's with major hardware, networking and server providers to ensure our clients have access to complete solutions to meet all their modernization needs. Partners are
X2N Sat – Satellite Solutions Samsung – Hardware Solutions Amazon Web Services – Database Solutions
Global Impact
EHRI and its subsidiary, Health Informatics Inc., located in Manila, Philippines are affiliated with faith-based medical institutions, public hospitals, clinics, and physician offices in United States of America, Philippines, India, Congo, Jamaica and Egypt. Their software have been implemented in 4 healthcare centers in the Philippines, 1 in India, Congo, Jamaica and Egypt. In addition, EHRI have developed software solutions for academic institutions in the United States including Duke University and University of Notre Dame.
EHRI also promotes the advancement of HIT professionals through online courses offered by De Salle State University and Palawan State University, both located in the Philippines.
References
- EHRI Company Profile http://ehrinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/EHRI-Company-Profile.pdf
- EHRI website http://ehrinternational.com
- EHRI YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMv7kKoGir8#t=419
