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The ICare System
The ICare system was created by the ICC as a web-based “community health record” that stores patient demographic and encounter information for uninsured and/or underserved patients. ICare is a Master Patient Index and Clinical Data Repository (MPI/CDR) which stores data which is collected from ICC member systems via electronic interfaces. Patients give permission for data to be “shared” or viewable by end-users by signing an authorization form.  To access the ICare system, click here.

ICare contains the following data:

  • All Medical record numbers
  • Patient information & demographics
  • Treatment location and type of service
  • Attending physician or other medical practitioner
  • Medications, diagnoses, orders (ICD9 and CPT4 codes and descriptions)
  • Funding programs
  • Authorization dates & locations


Uses of the ICare system:

Community health research: Tracking population care patterns, improving community health outcomes, measuring effects of public policy changes

Communication and reporting: Managing daily operations, supporting grant requests and reporting, program planning and evaluation (ROI analysis)

Care Coordination & Point of Care Treatment: Understanding patient clinical history, identifying healthcare utilization patterns, avoiding duplicative procedures, tests & prescriptions, managing care coordination for patients with chronic diseases


ICare use case development:

For the ICC, a use case is a description of how an organization and it's systems interacts with the ICare system. ICC provides a service to ICC members which includes:

  • Assessment of current process flows, including information systems
  • Consulting on integration with ICC systems
  • Identification of actionable data and planning for methods of accessing data
  • Discussion of expected outcomes and ongoing metrics monitoring
  • Training and technical support for ICare and other ICC systems

 

Medicaider

Medicaider is an online eligibility screening tool, for use with uninsured patients. Its purpose is to assist eligibility workers in determining eligibility for Medicaid, SSI, SCHIP, and other federal and state programs for low-income individuals. The ICC has contracted with Network Sciences LLC to customize the tool with the addition of criteria for eligibility for Title V, Title XX, and MAP funding, as well as COA Sliding Scale, Seton Care Plus, and Project Access eligibility. In addition to assisting in the determination of public funding eligibility, these customizations will make it possible for the ICC members to direct patients to whichever charity care program or programs they desire at any given time. As of October 2004 over 101,600 patients had been screened and 10% were found to be eligible for third party reimbursement, which suggests that over $7 million in uncaptured revenue could be available to ICC members. http://www.medicaider.com/

 

Patient Prescription Assistance Program (PPAP)

The ICC has contracted with MedData Services (MDS) to provide an internet-based program that assists users in accessing free drugs from pharmaceutical companies on behalf of their patients. The MDS program provides eligibility information and auto-fill forms for most available Patient Prescription Assistance Programs. MDS also tracks orders and dispensation, and provides extensive reporting capabilities.

The MDS program is available to all ICC members. Currently, there are 13 ICC member facilities using the program. The ICC database is managed and administered by an ICC staff person, who also delivers training, user support, and reporting from the system.

MDS Features:

  • Web-based program allows access from any computer with an internet connection
  • Automatically uploads patient data from Medicaider, preventing duplicative data entry
  • Shared client information between ICC members mitigates duplication of efforts and treatment
  • Drug list containing over 900 drugs from over 150 manufacturer programs
  • Access to continuously updated product and application information
  • Licensing cost savings are obtained by collectively investing in a group of licenses through the ICC
  • Has the ability to import existing patient and physician data from new users
  • Excellent reporting functionality including canned reports, and customizable reports
  • The ICC has the ability to match up datasets between MDS, Medicaider, and I-Care
  • Provides a label printing feature
  • Auto-fill forms reduce time spent on data entry
  • Forms include applications, scripts and labels
  • Automatic refill function for existing patients
  • Automatically calculates refill and renewal dates
  • Automatically tracks application date and provides optional fields for tracking each step in the process of ordering, dispensing and refilling medications
  • Provides AWP price list for all available drugs
  • Includes an online User’s Manual and ICC help desk services