Rural Project Examples: Health information technology

Other Project Examples

HCC of Lafayette County's Heath Information Technology Workgroup

Updated/reviewed December 2023

• Need: To ensure the quality and sustainability of rural West Central Missouri's health services through the use of technology.
• Intervention: The Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County convened a Health Information Technology (HIT) workgroup to establish electronic medical and prescription records, telemedicine capabilities, and training for Lafayette County and surrounding areas.
• Results: The workgroup fully equipped a local emergency department with HIT, launched electronic prescriptions for nearly a dozen Lafayette County providers, and identified acute needs hindering the adoption of electronic health records.

Beacon Health Accountable Care Organization

Updated/reviewed October 2022

• Need: To implement coordinated healthcare to improve patient health and engagement and to reduce the overall cost of medical services in Maine.
• Intervention: The Beacon Health network launched with a focus on patient-centered care to improve overall wellness and reduce ever-increasing healthcare costs.
• Results: Through care coordination, Beacon Health is enhancing provider efficiency and a team approach to delivering care, leading to improved patient engagement and healthcare quality and lowering the overall cost of care.

North Carolina Innovative Approaches Initiative

Updated/reviewed July 2022

• Need: Children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) face many barriers to coordinated, comprehensive, and culturally competent healthcare.
• Intervention: The North Carolina Innovative Approaches (IA) Initiative works with families of CYSHCN and other community leaders to make systems changes in the state's healthcare system.
• Results: IA has impacted 22 counties and has had a positive impact on increasing family engagement and community capacity for systems changes.