Discover how a Qualitative Intelligence and Communication System (QICS) extends McKesson imaging and workflow solutions, enabling customers to address specific needs including critical results management, peer review, ED communication and more. It allows for multi-site, multi-PACS workflow and communication systems, and facilitates care coordination for improved efficiency and patient safety. QICS integrates with HIS, EHR, RIS/PACS and CVIS/CPACS to optimize workflow, meet regulatory requirements and optimize the value of other systems. Its highly customizable platform is designed to meet a specific health system’s needs while creating records for accountability, analytics that show value and facilitating accurate reimbursements.
3. Founded by experts in healthcare integration and workflow
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To quickly help customers respond to changing regulatory and quality initiatives
ABMS Instituted Maintenance of Certification
January
2000
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative from CMS
January 2007
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
January 2008
ACR Practice Guideline for Communication of Diagnostic Imaging Findings
January
2010
Transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10
January
2014
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act
July
2005
Peer Review from ACR
April
2007
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
January
2009
California Radiation Dose Reporting
July
2012
Value Modifiers Applied to Fee Schedule (MPFS)
2015
In The Beginning…
4. peerVue – Part of McKesson Imaging and Workflow Solutions
QICS extends McKesson imaging and workflow solutions with highly- flexible workflow capabilities
Provides a workflow engine in which customers can address site- specific needs in areas such as:
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critical results management
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peer review
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emergency department communication
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and more
Enables multi-site, multi-PACS (McKesson & non-McKesson) workflow and communication solutions
peerVue solutions facilitate care coordination, which is essential to high- quality, safe and efficient healthcare
6. Single web-based system, providing the right number of solutions for your unique needs
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Integrates with HIS, EHR, Billing, RIS/PACS, CVIS/CPACS
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Standardizes end-user workflow
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Intuitive user interface
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Reduces training requirements
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Simplifies IT environment
QICS — Qualitative Intelligence & Communication System
7. QICS ties systems together and uses information to help optimize workflow and meet requirements
With QICS, information from other systems can become more useful, more valuable
QICS
8. Helps solve multiple needs:
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Patient safety, quality & regulatory requirements
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Improve reimbursement accuracy
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Intra/inter departmental communications
Highly customizable platform
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Customizable rules engine
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Space customization - designed to meet your needs
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Workflow & communication when and where you need it
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Access to team of experts (technical and clinical) to help ensure workflow is optimized
QICS
9. Rehab Facility
Patient’s Home
Payer
Hospitals & Health Systems
Physician Office
Pharmacy
Requirements are On-going and Unpredictable
Joint Commission, ARC, Affordable Care Act
Require Organizations to Quickly Accommodate Changes
Requirements/Initiatives from Multiple Sources
Hospital Needs Over Departmental Needs
Unrelenting Demands of Healthcare
New Proposed Approaches
Declining Reimbursement
Need to Show Their Value in Improving Patient Outcomes
Competing Priorities
New Healthcare Delivery Models & Uncertain Reimbursement
Evolving Regulatory and Quality Requirements
11. You may have existing solutions to help you:
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Communicate
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Track
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Report
But are your current solutions:
-Efficient?
-Likely involve multiple systems or paper-based workflows
-Helping you achieve accurate reimbursement?
-Meeting regulatory/quality requirements?
How QICS Can Help
12. QICS can be customized to accommodate many workflows
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Help improve workflow, reduce manual steps, decrease paper
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Help meet regulatory/quality requirements
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Create records for accountability, analytics to show value
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Facilitate accurate reimbursements
How QICS Can Help
14. Business Intelligence dashboards and reports ensure continuous improvement.
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Critical Results
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ED Discrepancies
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Peer Review
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Technologist Review
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Resident Over-Reads
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Coding Discrepancies
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Patient Throughput
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Follow-Up Tracking
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PQRS Management
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Real-Time Consult
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Unexpected Findings
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Custom Workflows
HL7 ADT, orders & results
DICOM data / images
Studies opened
in PACS
Rules Engine
Users are instructed / prompted according to business/jurisdictional rules.
IF (Situation / Event) AND (Condition) THEN (Actions)
User submits review
Events Occur, Situations Arise
Qualitative Intelligence
Communication - Alerts, Instructions, Escalations
Solution Space Examples
How QICS Works
15. QICS – Solution Spaces
A customizable panel/worklist, created by a customers’ business/jurisdictional rules, that facilitates workflow & communications
What’s a “Space”?
Panel
Worklist
17. Your needs change over time
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Regulatory, tracking, etc. changes over time
QICS Managed Services
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A unique delivery model to help build new workflows to support your changing environment
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Use our resources
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Free your existing resources for other important projects
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Save money
Why QICS Managed Services?
18. Includes
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Initial business process review
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Configuration of QICS to support your unique workflow, including integrations (PACS, RIS, EHR)
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Set up of specialized reporting features, templates and ongoing changes
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System administration and ongoing modifications of Spaces purchased (excluding user management)
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QICS software upgrades, including new features and full version upgrades
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All required hardware upgrades (if purchased through McKesson)
QICS Managed Services
19. QICS Managed Services
Benefits
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Clinical and technical experts analyze current processes and develop a plan of proven best practices
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Customized workflows
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Ongoing system maintenance and Space customizations as required, using our professional resources
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You still own the product, even if managed services are discontinued
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Lower cost of entry – purchase what you need now, expand as your needs evolve and your budget allows
20. Request a Demo at RSNA Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 2014
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