The following abstracts have been accepted for exhibit at Camp CPRS 2002. [This is just the list. There are also documents from 2001, 2000, 1999, etc. and collectively it is a large body of work primarily shared internally, although there are many which have been turned into articles and been published elsewhere. Some ase instructional only, many discuss benefits in detail.]
VISN Submission Facility Exhibitor VISN 1 Voice Activated Transcription Northhampton Elaine Kersten VISN 2 Using Com Objects within CPRS Presentation Syracuse VAMC Mary Mead VISN 3 Improving Patient Discharge Instructions Bronx VAMC Judith Hollander VISN 3 Process Improvement for DNR Orders/Notes Bronx VAMC Judith Hollander VISN 3 Using Clinical Reminder Reports for Provider Feedback New Jersey HCS Richard Stark VISN 3 Primary Dialog Template and HCFA Compliance New Jersey HCS Bob Bender VISN 3 Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection Presentation New Jersey HCS Lisa Dever VISN 3 Training CPRS and Pharmacy Users Remotely with Videos Presentation New Jersey HCS Naeem Mian VISN 3 Restricted Medication Approval by Template Consults New Jersey HCS Richard Mercer VISN 3 BCMA Real Time Backup Presentation New Jersey HCS Naeem Mian VISN 4 Waits and Delays Success via CPRS Wilmington, DE Roxanne Gawronski VISN 6 Using CPRS to Facilitate Clinical Decisions and Decrease Cost Presentation Durham VAMC Sally Kellum VISN 6 Diabetic Foot Exam Clinical Reminder Salem VAMC Karen West VISN 7 Ways to Facilitate Computer Training Gulf Coast HCS Helen Brinkman VISN 7 Gabapentin Guidelines Solutions for Cost Containment Charleston VAMC Beth Powell VISN 8 VHA National Template/Encounter Form project Tampa VAMC Kathy Corrigan VISN 8 Clinical Reminder Templates in Outpatient Primary Care Tampa VAMC Gwen Pinder VISN 8 An Interdisciplinary Approach for Discharge Planning and Referral to CNH Tampa VAMC Gwen Pinder VISN 8 Immediate Provider Feedback on Consults presentation North Florida / South Georgia Philip Irwin VISN 8 PCE Entry of Immunizations Administered on Inpatient Wards West Palm Beach VAMC Cynthia McCrackin VISN 10 CPRS Eye Clinic Chart Enhancement System Presentation Cincinnati VAMC Anthony Ficarra VISN 10 Clinical Reminder Report: An Olympic Competition Cleveland, VAMC Tammy Livesay VISN 10 Patient Education Clinical Reminder Cleveland VAMC Bob Elshaw VISN 10 Nursing Assessment Cleveland VAMC Khadijah Rashada VISN 10 Creative Ideas from Dayton Dayton VAMC Gary Downing VISN 11 Clinical Reminders Data Validation Process Validation Document Saginaw Marcy Zeitler VISN 11 Verbal Order Compliancy Battle Creek Tammy Stephenson VISN 12 Emergency Room 1010 presentation Milwaukee VAMC Jacqueline Pinnager-Ball VISN 12 Diabetic Patient Management presentation spreadsheet Chicago HCS Robert Molokie & JoAnne Abeling VISN 12 Allergy Documentation on Electronic Medical Record North Chicago HCS Kay Willis VISN 15 Patient Education Documentation Using Clinical Reminders Wichita Jane Schmidt VISN 15 Coumadin Clinic Using Clinical Reminders Wichita VAMC Jane Schmit VISN 16 Performance Anxiety Presentation Central Arkansas HCS David Howard VISN 16 Immunizations in COPD patients Presentation Jackson VAMC Harold Bonds VISN 16 Hepatitis C Clinical Reminder Hepatitis C Clinical Reminder Handout #1 Handout #2 Handout #3 Handout #4 Muskogee VAMC Robert Gibbs VISN 17 Correlates for the Utilization of Preventive Medicine Central Texas Jeff Milligan VISN 17 Creating CPRS Video Bytes to Enhance Physician Training Central Texas Pam Burks VISN 17 Distributing Imaging Client to Workstations South Texas HCS Annie Jackson VISN 18 Positive Progression of CPRS Utilizing Visual, Audio and Comprehensive Training El Paso VAMC Lois Fox VISN 18 Phoenix Automated Clinic Patient Check In presentation Phoenix VAMC Kevin Dezorzi VISN 18 Patient Schedule to GO! Presentation Phoenix VAMC David Gregg Gordon VISN 19 Evidence Based Medical Record Denver VAMC Karl Hammermeister VISN 20 Thin Client and CPRS: Merging Divergent Technologies Puget Sound HCS Michael Beebe VISN 20 Additional Signer Alerts Presentation Puget Sound HCS Mauri Miner VISN 20 Find the Field/File in VA FileMan Presentation Puget Sound HCS Mauri Miner VISN 20 Saving Veteran's Money presentation Spokane VAMC Dave Draper VISN 20 Health Promotion Screening presentation Spokane VAMC Dave Draper VISN 20 Making CPRS Work in a Teaching Facility Presentation Puget Sound HCS Randy Grekowicz VISN 20 Documenting OTC Herbal Medications Presentation / Poster Anchorage OPC Patty Greim VISN 21 Remote Teledermatology Consultation using VistA Imaging Honolulu VAMC Reese Omizo VISN 21 Creating and Using Template Dialogs to Capture Data presentation Northern California HCS Bel Austria VISN 22 CPRS & BCMA: Implementation Results and Decrease in Medication Errors San Diego VAMC April Brenner VISN 22 Immunizations/Skin Testing Clinical Reminder Dialog Template Greater LA HCS Patricia Eyres VISN 22 Using CPRS Order Dialogs and Notifications to Improve PCA Greater LA HCS Patricia Eyres VISN 22 Clinical Reminders to Assure Compliance for Tumor Staging Greater LA HCS Diane Fisher VISN 22 Developing a Pharmacy Training Plan for CPRS Pharmacy Ordering Greater LA HCS Maria Longo VISN 22 Decreasing Clinic Wait Times Presentation / Poster Reno VAMC Margaret Bouzek VISN 23 Home Care Oxygen Program Scores a 98 with JCAHO Fargo, ND VAMC Char Feldman VISN 23 Same Day Access to Specialty Care This abstract has received the most points in the Patient Safety Category and will be featured in the Exhibit hall and at a Lunch & Learn Session. Fargo, ND VAMC Char Feldman VISN 23 CAC Software Shadowing presentation Sioux Falls VAMC Steve Meyer VISN 23 Antibiotic Guidelines Presentation / Booklet Sioux Falls VAMC Steve Meyer VISN 23 Diabetes Clinical Reminders Poster Nebraska Western Iowa HCS Deb Shimerdla -----Original Message----- From: david derauf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 2:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Minimizing the opportunity cost Joseph: That there is no evidence YET that would withstand Cochrane type standards is clearly understandable, BUT we should be looking at developing a body of such evidence if we beleive strongly in this enterprise. IMO. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Dal Molin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Re: Minimizing the opportunity cost > On Sat, 2002-08-10 at 22:03, david derauf wrote: > > Karsten: > > "Apparently, VistA is making healthcare better for US War Veterans - from > > what I hear". Thats what i hear too. > > It would seem prudent to try and corroberate that with evidence, would it > > not? Now, if you could at least show that it would do no harm, you might > > want to go ahead with the implementation, if it were free, which it is not > > going to be. > > Do not get me wrong. I am strongly considering invloving myself firsthand in > > an implementation of VISTA where I work. But conjecture and anecdote are not > > the best way to proceed in an undertaking of this magnitude, from what i > > have heard. I am simply asking for examples of EVIDENCE of the systems > > utility. > David, > > What type of evidence are you looking for? I am currently doing a study > for the OECD on the impact of e-health systems and can tell that there > is little comparative evidence for any system which would stand the > scrutiny of the standards of say the Cochrane Collaboration's definition > of evidence. > > There are two published reports that I am aware of on VistA one in > Jamia: > > Physician Satisfaction with Two Order Entry Systems Harvey J. Murff > and Joseph Kannry J Am Med Inform Assoc 2001;8(5):499-511 > > another written in the New York Times. > > > > -- > Cheers, > > Joseph > > Joseph Dal Molin > e-cology corporation > www.e-cology.ca >
