GRIPA Connect News
GRIPA Connect Receives Positive Opinion from FTC
September 18, 2007
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on September 17 issued a favorable advisory opinion on our Clinical Integration program.
As only the second organization in the nation to receive a favorable opinion from the FTC, and the first in five years, GRIPA can now rightfully be considered a national leader in the movement toward a progressive business model for independent and community-based practitioners. Read more about the FTC opinion. Check out the national press coverage.
GRIPA Connect Web Portal Update:
More Information, Easier to Access
We regularly make changes and updates to the GRIPA Connect™ web portal to ensure that it’s easy to use and includes the most valuable information for your practice. Some of the changes and updates are the result of suggestions from physicians and their office staffs. Suggestions are initially brought to the GRIPA Portal Enhancement Committee and those that require physician input are brought to the GRIPA Connect Technology Steering Committee for discussion and implementation recommendations.
Here is an up-to-date list of additional features and changes we have made to the GRIPA Connect portal.
Clinical Guidelines
To date, 45 Clinical Guidelines have been approved by the GRIPA Board of Directors and posted to the portal.
Health Care Resources
This section is regularly updated with additional physician tools and patient education material, as well as links recommended by our physicians. Included on this page are Rochester General Hospital, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and Hill Haven Nursing Unit phone number lists. We’ve also added a Pharmacy Locator as well as medication formularies and insurance formularies with web links to insurers. Links to information on advanced directives and some disease-specific information have been added as well.
Medical Libraries
In addition to the basic features of the GRIPA Connect Clinical Integration web portal—secure messaging, access to patient information including lab and radiology reports, access to clinical guidelines and other useful information—reference tools for physician use are included.
Two of these special features are Thomson Healthcare and VisualDx® point-of-care diagnostic software. Physicians who have signed a Clinical Integration contract and have been trained to use the portal will have access to these comprehensive tools.
Data Sources
Our current data sources include ACM Labs, Rochester General Health System Labs, Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers, Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic Reports, and Rochester Radiology Associates Reports.
Clinical Applications
This category on the left-hand navigation bar is where you’ll find a links to the log-in screens for other applications. You’ll need to have a username and password to access each of these systems.
Referral Management
One of the most valuable tools on the GRIPA Connect™ web portal is the Referral Management feature. Primary Care Physicians can refer their patients to specialists using this secure online channel, which will limit phone calls and increase patient satisfaction.
GRIPA Connect Web Portal Tutorials
Tutorials available on the portal to supplement in-person training. They will guide users through specific features on GRIPA Connect with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations.
Point of Care Alerts
Point of Care Alerts have been added to the portal to notify physicians about patient-specific treatment needs at the point of care or even prior to a patient visit. Physicians will be alerted when a patient is overdue for a test or is beyond a treatment goal for preventive services and disease states addressed by the GRIPA Connect Clinical Care Guidelines. Point of Care Alerts are being turned on for each practice as GRIPA receives and loads practice management data.
ePrescribing
This function allows practices to send prescriptions directly to pharmacies. In addition, the information from e-Prescribing will be displayed in the portal for those users involved in the patient’s care.
Patient Privacy
We are compliant with HIPAA and New York State privacy regulations as they currently stand. We recognize that privacy and access to data are both important to good quality care—and are sometimes at odds. We’re doing everything we can to find the right balance between them, and we will continue to work on this issue and keep you informed.
Thank you for your interest in the GRIPA Connect web portal. We welcome your questions or additional suggestions. Please call GRIPA Provider Relations at 585-922-1525.
