QICSTM Qualitative Intelligence and Communication System Helping your workflow
peerVue: Workflow and Communication Solutions Since 2002
Founded by experts in healthcare integration and workflow 
- 
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…
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: 
– 
critical results management 
– 
peer review 
– 
emergency department communication 
– 
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
What is QICS?
Single web-based system, providing the right number of solutions for your unique needs 
- 
Integrates with HIS, EHR, Billing, RIS/PACS, CVIS/CPACS 
- 
Standardizes end-user workflow 
- 
Intuitive user interface 
- 
Reduces training requirements 
- 
Simplifies IT environment 
QICS — Qualitative Intelligence & Communication System
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
Helps solve multiple needs: 
- 
Patient safety, quality & regulatory requirements 
- 
Improve reimbursement accuracy 
- 
Intra/inter departmental communications 
Highly customizable platform 
- 
Customizable rules engine 
- 
Space customization - designed to meet your needs 
- 
Workflow & communication when and where you need it 
- 
Access to team of experts (technical and clinical) to help ensure workflow is optimized 
QICS
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
QICS Can Help Solve Your Challenges
You may have existing solutions to help you: 
- 
Communicate 
- 
Track 
- 
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
QICS can be customized to accommodate many workflows 
- 
Help improve workflow, reduce manual steps, decrease paper 
- 
Help meet regulatory/quality requirements 
- 
Create records for accountability, analytics to show value 
- 
Facilitate accurate reimbursements 
How QICS Can Help
How QICS Works
Business Intelligence dashboards and reports ensure continuous improvement. 
• 
Critical Results 
• 
ED Discrepancies 
• 
Peer Review 
• 
Technologist Review 
• 
Resident Over-Reads 
• 
Coding Discrepancies 
• 
Patient Throughput 
• 
Follow-Up Tracking 
• 
PQRS Management 
• 
Real-Time Consult 
• 
Unexpected Findings 
• 
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
QICS – Solution Spaces 
 
A customizable panel/worklist, created by a customers’ business/jurisdictional rules, that facilitates workflow & communications 
What’s a “Space”? 
Panel 
Worklist
QICS 
Managed Services
Your needs change over time 
- 
Regulatory, tracking, etc. changes over time 
QICS Managed Services 
- 
A unique delivery model to help build new workflows to support your changing environment 
- 
Use our resources 
- 
Free your existing resources for other important projects 
- 
Save money 
Why QICS Managed Services?
Includes 
– 
Initial business process review 
– 
Configuration of QICS to support your unique workflow, including integrations (PACS, RIS, EHR) 
– 
Set up of specialized reporting features, templates and ongoing changes 
– 
System administration and ongoing modifications of Spaces purchased (excluding user management) 
– 
QICS software upgrades, including new features and full version upgrades 
– 
All required hardware upgrades (if purchased through McKesson) 
QICS Managed Services
QICS Managed Services 
Benefits 
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Clinical and technical experts analyze current processes and develop a plan of proven best practices 
– 
Customized workflows 
– 
Ongoing system maintenance and Space customizations as required, using our professional resources 
– 
You still own the product, even if managed services are discontinued 
– 
Lower cost of entry – purchase what you need now, expand as your needs evolve and your budget allows
Request a Demo at RSNA Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 2014 
20 10/1/2014 
www.mckesson.com/connectedenterprise 
For more information about QICS, visit our web site or contact us.

QICSTM Qualitative Intelligence and Communication System: Helping your workflow

  • 1.
    QICSTM Qualitative Intelligenceand Communication System Helping your workflow
  • 2.
    peerVue: Workflow andCommunication Solutions Since 2002
  • 3.
    Founded by expertsin healthcare integration and workflow - 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 – Partof 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: – critical results management – peer review – emergency department communication – 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
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Single web-based system,providing the right number of solutions for your unique needs - Integrates with HIS, EHR, Billing, RIS/PACS, CVIS/CPACS - Standardizes end-user workflow - Intuitive user interface - Reduces training requirements - Simplifies IT environment QICS — Qualitative Intelligence & Communication System
  • 7.
    QICS ties systemstogether 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 multipleneeds: - Patient safety, quality & regulatory requirements - Improve reimbursement accuracy - Intra/inter departmental communications Highly customizable platform - Customizable rules engine - Space customization - designed to meet your needs - Workflow & communication when and where you need it - Access to team of experts (technical and clinical) to help ensure workflow is optimized QICS
  • 9.
    Rehab Facility Patient’sHome 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
  • 10.
    QICS Can HelpSolve Your Challenges
  • 11.
    You may haveexisting solutions to help you: - Communicate - Track - 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 becustomized to accommodate many workflows - Help improve workflow, reduce manual steps, decrease paper - Help meet regulatory/quality requirements - Create records for accountability, analytics to show value - Facilitate accurate reimbursements How QICS Can Help
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Business Intelligence dashboardsand reports ensure continuous improvement. • Critical Results • ED Discrepancies • Peer Review • Technologist Review • Resident Over-Reads • Coding Discrepancies • Patient Throughput • Follow-Up Tracking • PQRS Management • Real-Time Consult • Unexpected Findings • 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 – SolutionSpaces  A customizable panel/worklist, created by a customers’ business/jurisdictional rules, that facilitates workflow & communications What’s a “Space”? Panel Worklist
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Your needs changeover time - Regulatory, tracking, etc. changes over time QICS Managed Services - A unique delivery model to help build new workflows to support your changing environment - Use our resources - Free your existing resources for other important projects - Save money Why QICS Managed Services?
  • 18.
    Includes – Initialbusiness process review – Configuration of QICS to support your unique workflow, including integrations (PACS, RIS, EHR) – Set up of specialized reporting features, templates and ongoing changes – System administration and ongoing modifications of Spaces purchased (excluding user management) – QICS software upgrades, including new features and full version upgrades – All required hardware upgrades (if purchased through McKesson) QICS Managed Services
  • 19.
    QICS Managed Services Benefits – Clinical and technical experts analyze current processes and develop a plan of proven best practices – Customized workflows – Ongoing system maintenance and Space customizations as required, using our professional resources – You still own the product, even if managed services are discontinued – Lower cost of entry – purchase what you need now, expand as your needs evolve and your budget allows
  • 20.
    Request a Demoat RSNA Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 2014 20 10/1/2014 www.mckesson.com/connectedenterprise For more information about QICS, visit our web site or contact us.