Implementing Standard Transitions: Creating a Community Standard

Background

• 2011 – Conversations at OHLC about transitions

• 2012 – Included as part of Health Commons Grant / system of care for high needs Medicaid members

What is “standard transitions”?

Current Status

• Cross-system collaboration on Discharge Summaryo Includes assessment of risk & outstanding issues

• Legacyo Pilot at Emanuel Hospital (December 2012)o Deployed at 5 hospitals and 21 clinics (July 2013)o Minimal training needed

• Providenceo Legacy-specific content to be removed; format and order

of content will remain the sameo Pilot at eight Oregon Providence hospitals, 28 clinics

Next Steps

• OHSUo Originally planned for Year 3o Build and pilot estimated to start April 2014

• Adventist/Tualityo Involved in initial development of the standard

discharge summary – agree conceptuallyo Start discussions with them next year about what is

transferable between EHR systems

Discussion

What is Health Share's role in establishing this process as a community standard?

Questions?

Melinda Muller, MD, Legacy Health, Standard Transitions LeadEmail: mmuller@lhs.org Office: 503-413-6738