Below is a brief outline of the ILHIE on-boarding process. Those organizations seeking to incorporate robust HIE services into their workflow in 2013 can contact Executive Director Raul Recarey at raul.recarey@illinois.gov or 312-814-3534.
For more detailed on-boarding information check out the
ILHIE On-Boarding Handbook, and archived webinars on
Connecting to the ILHIE and the
Core Services of the ILHIE.
1. Organizational Readiness
Assessment of Requirements and Capabilities
- Internet connection
- Certified Electronic Health Records system
- Executive Sponsorship
- Clinical Leadership
- Dedicated Technical Lead
- Ability to enter into a data sharing agreement
- Familiarity with HIT standards, e.g. IHE profiles, LOINC, HL7
2. Exploratory Meeting
Collaborative Discussion
Joint assessment of Provider organization's service needs
- What is your organization trying to accomplish?
- Match needs to ILHIE service offerings
Meeting actions
- Select Test team members
- Draft Project Scope
- Distribute Data Use Agreement and Readiness Survey
- Schedule test partner planning meeting
3. Planning Meeting
Develop Project Plan
Convene Team
- ILHIE technical staff
- Partner Provider/ Facility
- ISC resources
- EHR vendor representative
Review data use agreement and readiness survey
Immediate Tasks
- Define roles, responsibilities, and resources
- Prepare business and project plan schedule
4. Project Implementation
Approve and Execute Project Plan
Planning Considerations
- Use Case decision
- Timelines depend on partner environmental factors
- Existence and size of MPI
- Complexity of EHR integration
- Number of EHRs to be integrated
System Testing
Evaluation