Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) AwarenessResource Patient Management System

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Office of Information Technology (OIT) Division of Information Resource Management

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Clinical Information Medical & Technical Advisory Committee (CIMTAC)

National Indian Health Board (NIHB)

United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Regional Extension Center

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

Activity Sponsors:

Purpose of BCMA Awareness Activity for Area Teams

 

• This awareness activity provides an overview of the Meaningful Use Stage 2 Measure and the BCMA Health Information Technology (HIT) solution for electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR)

• Orientation is towards each Area’s BCMA Cross-disciplinary Team to include: (a) Nurse Consultant, (b) Pharmacy Consultant, (c) Clinical Applications Coordinator, (d) Meaningful Use Coordinator, (e) Information Technology Professional, and (f) Quality/Risk Manager

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Objectives (1 of 2)

• Examine the anticipated Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures for Medications and the electronic medication administration record

• Summarize BCMA literature as it applies to small rural hospitals• Provide an overview of hospitals within the Indian Health Care

System• Review the EHR Deployment Plan and Dashboard for Eligible

Hospital (EH) and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) BCMA Readiness• Critique the IHS Office of Information Technology BCMA Project

Management Plan• Outline the IHS-VA Technology Sharing Agreement

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Objectives (2 of 2)

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• Examine the VA’s Crossdisciplinary Approach to Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) Implementation

• Define the Membership, Roles, and Responsibilities of the BCMA Multi-Disciplinary Committee

• Compare and Contrast the BCMA Coordinator, Pharmacy Informaticist, and Clinical Application Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities

• Delineate the BCMA Preparation Steps• Analyze the BCMA Overview Process• Receive Answers to Questions

RPMS EHR BCMA Crossfunctional Team Members (p1 of 2):

David Taylor, MHS, RPh, PA-C, RNOIT EHR Training and Deployment Manager BCMA Federal Lead

Luther Alexander, PMP (Contractor)Data Networks Corporation (DNC) Project Manager

Mollie Ayala, MHIOIT USET BCMA Co-Project Manager

Michael Allen, MIS, RPhOIT USET EHR Pharmacy Consultant

Philip Taylor, BA, RN (Contractor)Medsphere Systems Corporation (MSC) Clinical Application Specialist

Jennifer Appel Downs, BSBA (Contractor)Data Networks Corporation (DNC) EHR Deployment Project Coordinator

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RPMS EHR BCMA Cross-Functional Team Members (p2 of 2):

Theresa Tsosie-Robledo, MS, RN-BCOIT USET EHR Nurse Consultant

Carla Stearle, PharmD, BCPSOIT USET EHR Pharmacy Consultant

Deborah Burkybile, MSN, RN, CPCOIT EHR Deployment Specialist

Bradley Bishop, PharmD, MPHOIT Pharmacy Consultant

JoAnne Hawkins (Contractor)Data Networks Corporation (DNC) Meaningful Use Team Lead

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Questions & Discussion

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