Built For You: 6 ways CRN is built to be different.
When it comes to care coordination tools, there are several options on the market, but we feel strongly that none of them come close to offering the extent of solutions you’ll find in CRN. Here are 6 things that set us apart. 1. Comprehensive Resource Directory. CRN Network Partners determine what information and instructions are […]
Screening and SDoH Solutions for a Healthier Community
For the past decade, our health system has taken bold steps toward whole-person health through the integration of behavioral health care. The next frontier is social health integration, and we’ve made exciting progress on that front starting with social needs screening and now progressing that vision with the Community Resource Network (CRN). The Centers for […]
Why a Community Collaboration Will Change Lives: Created By the Community, For the Community
Serving as western CO’s health information exchange for more than 15 years meant that we were able to witness firsthand the personal stories from local organizations and their incredible community caregivers. Their experiences encouraged us to find a way to use our information exchange expertise to find a solution. Two years and hundreds of community […]
Why a Community Collaboration Will Change Lives: Sarah’s Struggle
Hungry, desperate, and facing eviction, single mom Sarah can drive to the Hilltop Resource Center where they will refer her to the Grand Junction Housing Authority for help with a roof over her family’s heads, and they can direct her to the food bank to supplement the month’s grocery budget. But her doctor, who she […]
Community Resource Network Wins Second Place in National Health and Well-being Innovation Challenge
Western Colorado’s Community Resource Network Wins Second Place in National Health and Well-being Innovation Challenge New Addition to Award-Winning Quality Health Network’s Information Exchange Platform Fills the Gaps in Care ((Grand Junction, Colorado)) – Today, Quality Health Network (QHN), based in Grand Junction, Colo., announced its Community Resource Network (CRN) won national second place in […]
INTEROPERABILITY KEY TO EHR USER SATISFACTION
The interoperability of electronic health records (EHR) is consistently one of the key factors noted in EHR provider satisfaction surveys. EHR interoperability improves workflow and allows for the consistent, accurate transfer of data among disparate EHR systems creating an environment that improves the delivery and continuity of healthcare. The focus on interoperability continues to move […]
SINGLE SIGN-ON: TRANSFORMS HIE USAGE
The investments made in health information technology and functionality that improves providers’ ease of access is reaping significant dividends. Quality Health Network (QHN) recently had the opportunity to ask local providers about their experience with single sign-on (SSO) and how it changes their utilization and access to information in QHN’s health information exchange (HIE). “SSO […]
HIE Interoperability “Magic” Improves Provider Efficiency, Saves Time and Money
The Evolution of Health IT Utilization As the adoption of health IT progresses and matures, and interoperability becomes more robust, the utilization by providers of Health Information Exchange (HIE) continues to evolve and transform itself. In practices/organizations with robust bidirectional interfaces the integration of the HIE becomes almost seamless. Many providers no longer login to […]
PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION – WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Primary care is the foundation of an effective healthcare delivery system, providing a trusted place where most people receive the preponderance of their care. There is nearly universal agreement that the redesign of the US healthcare system must be based on a robust primary care foundation however, the current model based on volume rather than […]
HIE Connection: Improving Care for Western Colorado Veterans
As connectivity to the Quality Health Network (QHN) Health Information Exchange (HIE) has grown, now with more than 90 percent of the area’s providers and greater than 80 percent of the healthcare organizations connected, the number of patients represented in the HIE has grown dramatically. This adds to the value and volume of historical clinical […]
