Loretto Management Corporation

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 700 E BRIGHTON AVE, SYRACUSE, NY 13205 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: BRANDON CLAPS CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 315-413-3633 EMAIL ADDRESS: BCLAPS@LORETTOSYSTEM.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: LORETTOCNY.ORG LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $260,000 FOR HRSA-22-135 ELIMINATING PAPER-BASED PROCESSES, REPLACING OUTDATED SYSTEMS, AND STANDARDIZING CLINICAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION UNDER AN INTEGRATED EMR SYSTEM WILL CREATE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE FOR LORETTO AND DIRECTLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND REGION IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. THE SUBSTANTIAL ABSENCE OF EMR CAPACITY IN POST-ACUTE CARE TODAY STANDS AS A SERIOUS WEAK LINK IN THE CONTINUUM OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY. THE RIPPLE COMMUNITY EFFECTS OF DEVELOPING THIS EMR CAPACITY AT LORETTO WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR IMPROVED COORDINATED CARE AND CARE PLANS AMONG ACUTE AND POST-ACUTE PROVIDERS, AND THE FINANCIAL MODULES WILL STREAMLINE AND ENHANCE QUALITY FOR ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, AND TRANSFERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUUM OF CARE. FUNDING THIS PROJECT WILL HELP LORETTO STRATEGICALLY WITH MORE TIMELY AND ACCURATE DATA ANALYTICS; IN TURN, THIS DATA CAPACITY CAN INFORM HOW BEST TO ADDRESS COMPELLING NEEDS, AS WELL AS BETTER PROMOTE THE FUTURE HEALTH OF IMPOVERISHED, DISADVANTAGED, AND ELDERLY POPULATIONS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. IN ORDER TO TRANSLATE THIS PROJECT INTO REALITY, LORETTO SEEKS FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EMR AT LORETTO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER. LORETTO’S CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO ROLL OUT THE NEW EMR, TRAIN STAFF AND BUILD OUT A ROBUST ANALYTICS AND REPORTING SUITE, HELPING TO MEET AN URGENT NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. THE OUTCOMES OF THE EMR PROJECT INCLUDE GREATER ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR THE POPULATION LORETTO SERVES, DECREASED IMPACT OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, INCREASING UNDERSTANDING AND ASSISTING MITIGATION OF NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDG E AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ACCESS TO PERSONAL HEALTH DATA, ROBUST HEALTH IT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES. THIS FUNDING IS CRITICAL. FEASIBLY UNDERTAKING THE EMR PROJECT RELIES UPON GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF PUBLIC FUNDING DUE TO THE PROGRAM’S INTRINSIC LACK OF HARD ASSETS AND BEING A NON-QUALIFIER FOR TRADITIONAL FINANCING. BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH UPFRONT COSTS, WITHOUT THE OPTION TO OBTAIN PUBLIC FUNDING SUPPORT, MODERNIZATION VIA EMR IS NOT A FISCALLY FEASIBLE OPTION FOR LORETTO. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE EMR SOFTWARE COSTS FOR LORETTO HEALTH & REHABILITATION DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF UTILIZATION. LORETTO ANTICIPATES THAT THE EFFICIENCIES GAINED FROM THE ENHANCED EMR WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS TO OFFSET FUTURE, ON-GOING SOFTWARE COSTS. FUNDING WILL ALSO FACILITATE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE EMR THAT SUPPORT A ROBUST DATA ANALYTICS AND REPORTING SUITE. THE CIO WILL DEVELOP ADDITIONAL DATA INTEGRATION WITH EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES TO FACILITATE BENCHMARKING AND HEALTH EQUITY ANALYSES. A SMALL PORTION OF FUNDING WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL END USER TRAINING ON NEW REPORTING MODULES, AS WELL AS FOR NEW HIRES.

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