SMRTNET for Physicians affiliated with Oklahoma State Medical Association - OSMA & OKDOCS.net
The Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) and SMRTNET have teamed up to give providers a secure network that is for physicians by physicians. This network is governed by a committee of your peers, Oklahoma physicians. No payers are involved in this network and no one is mining this data unless specified and approved through OSMA’s Governance committee.
Patients use many providers and therefore have many disconnected medical records. Interoperability through SMRTNET allows the secure, rapid and organized combination of this information into a single electronic view at the point of care.
- #1 HIE in Oklahoma - All 77 counties, five years in operation, the most users, the most trusted, including operation of the Oklahoma State Medical Association’s OKDOCS.net HIE
- Nationally Recognized - Named one of the top 12 HIE’s in the nation through ONC project to National eHealth Collaborative (www.nationalehealth.org)
- Prepare for Meaningful Use Stages 2 and 3-HIE required by CMS for meaningful use stages 2 and 3
- Sustainable HIE – A proven commitment to physicians and patients and the integrity of their data. Financially self-sufficient without government funds for four years.
- Global View of Health Data – SMRTNET presents a global view of health data including medications, drug allergies, problem lists, procedures, immunizations, lab results, and reports for physicians. This dramatically improves care quality, care coordination and reduces delays in care
- Current Information - Updated every 24 hours or as frequently as the contributing entity provides it to SMRTNET. SMRTNET is available 24/7 for emergency care and routine appointments.
- Referral Network – Through the OKDOCS.net/SMRTNET membership, physicians are encouraged to add providers to their HIE and referral network
- Care Coordination - Certified Direct Secure Messaging to allow secure emails and attachment of HIPAA information to facilitate referrals and care coordination across all providers.
- Integrate SMRTNET with your EHR. Options are available to meet your price point, use case and facilitate your referrals.
What is SMRTNET (HIE) with Direct Messaging?
SMRTNET is a statewide health information exchange used by healthcare providers in over 74 cities in Oklahoma to securely exchange health data with other SMRTNET members in a HIPAA compliant format. The exchange, which has been in operation for five years, aggregates patient information from all contributing members to create a single view for treating providers with data from multiple sources who have also treated that same patient.
SMRTNET also includes integrated and certified Direct Email Messaging, called SMRTNET Direct Messaging, giving SMRTNET members the power to communicate directly with other members through HIPAA compliant email to aid in communication and referral management. SMRTNET is trusted by the Oklahoma State Medical Association to operate its health information exchange for all Oklahoma physicians called OKDOCS.net.
HIE, Direct Messaging and Meaningful Use
- Direct Messaging and attesting to Stage 1 certification: Stage 1 certification requires a test of provider to provider messaging of patient information. Complete Stage 1 and Stage 2 at the same time by activating Direct Messaging through SMRTNET, an established HISP (Health Information Service Provider), and connect to other Oklahoma providers to exchange PHI in a live environment and facilitate smoother referrals.
- Maximize the value of your EMR by securely exchanging electronic health information with a statewide HIE connected to other member clinical care providers.
- Connect your local data sources encouraging patient centered interoperable health information exchange across provider organizations at a community, regional, and statewide level.
- Be prepared for Meaningful Use Stages 2 and 3. Healthcare providers must prepare now for federal requirements to join health information exchanges expected to be included in Meaningful Use Stage 2 and Stage 3 supporting the goal that information follows the patient.
Meaningful Use and the Exchange of Data
Structured Formats and Required Content
An OKDOCS.net/SMRTNET membership to facilitate the secure exchange of electronic health information will help Oklahoma’s healthcare facilities and providers meet meaningful use. The data that is contributed to SMRTNET however must be transmitted in a structured format to be compliant to meaningful use guidelines. If your organization is going to be using the HIE to assist in any part of achieving meaningful use, the organization’s EMR will need to be able to create and contribute the data via one of the acceptable structured formats. Currently the following are considered acceptable structured formats.
- CDA: Clinical Document Architecture
- CCD: Continuity of Care Document (HL7v3) (Accepted by SMRTNET)
- CDR: Clinical Data Repository (Accepted by SMRTNET)
For Stage 1, Meaningful Use requires specific data elements to be included in the respective structured format. At a minimum, the provider or organization should be sharing:
- Problems
- Allergies
- Diagnostic Results
- Procedures
- Medications
An effective health information exchange includes patient data from encounters which include multiple specialties. SMRTNET member data comes from multiple medical specialties covering the primary care disciplines (primary care, pediatrics, OB/Gyn, Internal Medicine) and also includes.
- Dentists
- Optometrists
- Opthamologists
- Tribal Healthcare
- Urgent Care
- Mental Health
- Emergency Services
- SMRTNET has an established database with over 2 million existing patient records within the HIE.
- Each patient record can have multiple encounters from different medical organizations. SMRTNET currently has over 700 million patient records as a part of the HIE.
Will SMRTNET interface with our current EMR/EHR system?
With Cerner as our technology partner we have developed interfaces with over 16 different EMR/EHR systems. So, if your practice has already adopted an electronic health records system chances are we can interface with it.
Becoming a Member
Data Integrity and Security is of utmost importance to us. SMRTNET follows a process which requires us to verify each practice and also provide private practices with an online account to initiate the steps to register for membership with SMRTNET.
- Fill out the form below letting us know you are interested in registering for membership with SMRTNET.
- A SMRTNET representative will contact your practice regarding the details of any technical implementation for HIE access and any interfacing with SMRTNET.
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