{"id":26492,"date":"2024-02-01T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/?p=26492"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:18:40","slug":"hrm-ontario-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/hrm-ontario-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrate Health Report Manager to Your Hospital Information System For Sharing Patient Data Directly With Clinicians\u2019 EMRs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EMR use in Canada continues to grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 85% of Canadian primary care physicians are using EMR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image1-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32672\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is a major drawback of the EMR which claims many hours of clinical time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To eliminate the most significant limitation of EMRs, OntarioMD has already launched a solution known as&nbsp; Health Record Manager.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><strong>What is a Health Record Manager (HRM)? Which Major EMR Problems Does It Solve?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMRs are unable to receive the data shared by any other healthcare providers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to such a lacking feature, EMRs can only be used internally &#8211; within a clinic or hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If a patient of a clinic undergoes blood testing in a hospital, the hospital should share the patient\u2019s report via email or fax with the clinicians.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the clinic receives the report, it must download it and upload it on EMR under a specific patient profile &#8211; all manually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire process is done manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems a very time-consuming and tedious process that eats up crucial hours of sending facility (hospital) and receiver (clinic using EMR).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">So, what if there is a solution that enables hospitals to send patient data and clinicians using EMR to securely and electronically receive it directly into EMR?&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, a Health Report Manager is one solution. It is sometimes called Hospital Report Manager too.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gives superpowers to EMRs and healthcare providers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Clinicians using EMR can now receive patient reports directly into the patient\u2019s charts within their EMR.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>And hospitals and specialty clinics can send patient reports electronically to EMRs.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1291\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image2-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32673\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Does HRM Make It Possible for All EMRs to Receive Patient Data Electronically?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Health Record Manager provided by OntarioMD has a negligible limitation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OntarioMD\u2019s Health Record Manager only supports OntarioMD-certified EMRs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, OntarioMD supports more than 90% of the most useful and popular EMRs in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">This way, HRM makes it possible for almost all EMRs to receive patient data electronically.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following is the list of OntarioMD-certified EMRs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"646\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32674\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Which Reports Can You Send with HRM?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborative Health Records (CHR) are integrated with the Health Report Manager in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It helps in securely receiving electronic patient reports from specialty clinics and hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a complete medical history, these reports can be integrated into the patient charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these HRM reports are received in the form of PDF documents. These reports include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Medical reports (MR) (such as discharge, consultation, oncology, and surgery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Diagnostic imaging reports (DI) (such as mammograms, X-rays, CTs, ultrasounds, MRIs, and echocardiograms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How Can You Send Patient Reports to EMRs by Using HRM?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, you must require a Health Report Manager to share patient data with clinicians using EMRs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">But for that, you need to get access to HRM and integrate it into your hospital information system while addressing FHIR standards.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the FHIR standards, this integration is very crucial and it requires a technical skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>What is FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>FHIR is the data exchange standard developed by HL7.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is based on logical and theoretical models that provide a consistent, easy-to-implement, and rigorous mechanism for exchanging crucial data between healthcare applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FHIR ensures that any exchangeable data must have,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A common definition<\/li><li>Method of representation&nbsp;<\/li><li>A common set of metadata&nbsp;<\/li><li>A human-readable part<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The major benefit of FHIR is that it standardizes the exchange of healthcare data which enables two healthcare providers to easily share data even if they are using a different system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>HRM Deployment Models:<\/u><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HRM can be deployed in 2 configurations &#8211; the single facility model and the hub &amp; spoke model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in both models, there will be a single connection from your system to HRM.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32675\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Here, it is worth noting that any patient data you share reaches securely to the health report manager through a managed private network of eHealth Ontario.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How Does a Health Report Manager Work?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You as the sending facility or contributor prepare the report, add the report recipient, and send a report using your Health Information System (HIS) where you\u2019ve integrated HRM or built the sharing interface.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The HRM then converts the report into the standard format of the EMR.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It later encrypts the report and stores it under its secure folder.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The clinician\u2019s EMR fetches this stored report and posts it into patients\u2019 records.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lastly, the clinician receives the message in their inbox to check the report.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Which Types of Patient Information You Can Send to EMRs Thanks to HRM Ontario Integration?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The HRM solution can enable you to send text-based Medical Record (MR) and Diagnostic Imaging (text only) reports such as,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ambulatory Note<\/li><li>Diagnostic Imaging (text only)<\/li><li>BMD Transcription<\/li><li>CT Transcription<\/li><li>Mammogram<\/li><li>Radiology Transcription<\/li><li>Cardiovascular Reports<\/li><li>Emergency Department Reports<\/li><li>Discharge Summary<\/li><li>Consultation Note<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Is HRM Secure?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, HRM transmits patient reports very securely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a sending facility sends the patient report, the report reaches the clinician&#8217;s EMR using Ontario Health&#8217;s Digital Services&#8217; 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