Arizona Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) - January 2009 Project Summary
AHCCCS, Arizona's single Medicaid agency, was awarded a
Medicaid Transformation Grant on January 25, 2007 to
develop and implement an electronic web based health
information exchange (HIE) to give all Medicaid
providers instant access to patients' health information
at the point of care. The Federal funds are being used
to support the planning, design, development, testing,
implementation, and evaluation of Arizona's first
functional Health Information Exchange (HIE), the
Arizona Medical Information Exchange (AMIE).
The Arizona Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) Proof of
Concept was launched on September 29, 2008. Although
AMIE continues to operate, the Proof of Concept ended on
December 29, 2008. An in-depth evaluation and findings
report of all aspects will guide the next steps. The
AMIE Proof of Concept enabled 39 AMIE certified and
credentialed AHCCCS registered clinicians to identify
patients, locate their relevant medical information, and
view individual patient records. AHCCCS will not collect
or store the clinical data; the HIE will simply provide
the means to locate and view information available from
the health care facilities participating in the "proof
of concept."
The "proof of concept" included:
- Hospital Discharge Summaries
(from Maricopa
Integrated Health Systems, St. Joseph's
Hospital and Medical Center, and selected Banner Health
facilities)
- Laboratory Test Results
(from Sonora Quest
Laboratories)
- Medication History
(from Managed Care Pharmacy
Consultants)
These "starter" record types were identified by
clinicians as being of the highest value with respect to
records that could be made available through the HIE.
Although the sites and users will be limited during the
"proof of concept," AHCCCS is committed to maximizing
the medical information available to those providers
using the HIE at the selected emergency and ambulatory
sites to aid in treating patients.
Due to the interest from the participating clinicians,
and the value already being realized through the initial
launch of AMIE, additional clinicians are being added as
users and the expansion of data sources available
through AMIE is being explored.
Starting February 1, 2009, the AMIE Behavioral Health
Expansion will begin. AHCCCS, working with the Division
of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) from the Arizona
Department of Health Services (ADHS), and the Regional
Behavioral Health Authorities (RBHAs), will add
behavioral health medication information to the AMIE
medication histories, and approximately 50 behavioral
health care providers to access the information
available through AMIE using the AMIE web-based Viewer.
Additional Information
Contact
- Email: Perry.Yastrov@azahcccs.gov
- Write:
Perry Yastrov
AHCCCS
Project Director, EHR Systems and Services
801 E. Jefferson
Phoenix AZ, 85034
AHCCCS