Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) implementations involve the entire healthcare organization. Successful EMPI implementation planning requires thorough HIT experience combined with business process knowledge to ensure effective interoperability between all applications throughout the healthcare organization. Mismanaged EMPI implementations may lead to organizations not achieving their expected ROI, due to lengthy implementations, rework, and ineffective EMPI integration.
Accenx’s EMPI Assessment methodology brings organization and efficiency to the complex undertaking of EMPI implementations. Accenx has provided EMPI solutions and services to customers, including healthcare vendors for applications, such as scheduling, admitting and registration, hospital clinical, medical lab, PACS, pharmacy, transcription, medical records, physician credentialing, patient financials, practice management, and physician EMRs.
Areas of Expertise
- Definition of requirements leveraging customer interviews and detailed analysis of data and work flows.
- Detailed knowledge of HIM workflows and multiple HIM systems both technically and functionally
- Development of several generations of EMPI applications utilizing three distinct probabilistic matching algorithms
- Implementation of multiple systems in large and small IDN’s which include acute facilities, physician groups, and ambulatory clinics and practices. Technical configurations include both loose affiliates using different registration systems and multiple instances of the same registration spread over large geographic regions
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Our Approach to Assessments
The result of the EMPI assessment is a detailed architecture plan and recommendation for implementing the most efficient EMPI solution. To get to the recommendation, EMPI assessments begin with the impact analysis to understand and document the current environment.
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Impact Analysis Includes
- Current Registration Processes
- Departmental Systems
- Local HIS Maintenance
- Staffing Levels and Key Responsibility Areas
- Technology (hardware/software/network)
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