UPHIE provides a value proposition for rural healthcare by addressing the unique demands of small, distributed practices with limited resources through a community-focused implementation. The scope of services includes a regional patient index, results lookup for labs and radiology, order entry, and connectivity to state registries through a certified EHR solution. Major milestones are an implementation kick-off in July 2012, populating the patient index and results lookup in August, and exchanging lab and immunization data starting in September 2012.

1. UPHIE Update
Exchanging Health Information in
Michigan Seminar
June 20, 2012

2. UPHIE Value Proposition
• Unique demands of rural healthcare
▫ Distance, weather, access to specialty services
▫ Small practices distributed over a large geographic area
▫ Financial resources limited
• Implementation from a “Community View” perspective
▫ 80% of the care in rural communities stays in the
community
▫ How can we bring the most value to each community

3. Scope of Services
• Regional eMPI and RLS services
• Lab results and lab orders
• Radiology results and radiology orders
• The ability to lookup and/or exchange clinical data via a
web portal or interfaced EHR
• State of Michigan connectivity for immunizations and
reportable labs
• Certified EHR-Lite solution with built-in UPHIE
interface

4. Timeline
• Major Milestones
▫ Implementation Kick-off July, 2012
▫ Population of eMPI/RLS August, 2012
▫ Exchange of Lab and Immunization September, 2012