b'TRANSITIONSHealth and Ministry of Long-TermPerri, Chief Medical Officer for Projecthospital the resident is going or has Care, St. Josephs was selectedAMPLIFI, adds.returned from, otherwise information to lead the implementation ofmay not get sent across.a province-wide digital healthOvercoming barriers information interoperability projectTechnological transformations areWith health care professionals already connecting hospitals and long-termrarely straightforward, especially whenover-scheduled, and organizations care homes across Ontario using theconducted on a provincial scale. Forbusy with many competing priorities, PointClickCare solution.Project AMPLIFI, one of the mainit was challenging for some hospitals barriers to Ontario-wide adoption hasand long-term care homes that Since 2021, Project AMPLIFI hasbeen readiness for interoperability.wanted to implement the solution been working to connect eligibleMany hospitals were using antiquatedto find the time and people to do so. hospitals on the Epic, MEDITECH,versions of their EMRs that didnt This, combined with some reluctance and Oracle Health health informationhave the capability to turn on datato abandon paper-based practices, system (HIS) platforms with theirsharing. In those cases, we had to compelled PointClickCare and St. network of long-term care homes.wait for them to upgrade to a newJoseph\'s to work alongside hospital The goal is to improve the continuityversion, says Sachs. In a sense,and long-term care teams to provide of care for long-term care residentsweve had to follow a cascadedtraining, integration and change by streamlining transitions betweenimplementation plan.management support wherever they care institutions, leading to safer carecould help. for Ontarians, and more efficientThrough significant additional projects, workflows for providers.Project AMPLIFI has also funded andA thoughtful approach to the supported the development of two Quantifiable impactHealth Information Exchanges (HIEs)change management aspects of The SJHH-led Project AMPLIFI isto prepare all three HIS platforms the project was a key component making a big impact on Ontariosfor bidirectional data exchange. or enabler of success, says Stuart long-term care sector. As of MarchThrough the AMPLIFI implementation,Feldman, VP, Market Lead, Canada at 2025, the solution is live in more thanweve created the foundation forPointClickCare. "Because of that, we 82 health systems and 525 long-terminteroperability in Ontario by providingwere able to deliver a large complex care homes, representing 74% anda platform capable of connectingdigital transformation within our 92% of currently eligible sites. hospitals and long-term care homesoriginal timelines and under budget to across HIS platforms in a way that hasdeliver value faster.Interim analysis of SJHHs ongoingnot been accomplished before, says survey of Ontario hospital andRobert Steele, Senior Project ManagerThis is one of the largest long-term care clinicians involved inon AMPLIFI. interoperability projects inProject AMPLIFI revealed high marksOntario, if not Canada, Sachsfor improving patient/resident safetyThe solution relies on both theadds. St. Josephs Healthcare (80%) and improving the sharing ofaccurate and timely completion ofHamilton deserves a lot of that credit information (79%), as well as otherdigital documentation and admission/ because of the work they did as promising results. discharge/transfer (ADT) workflowsproject managers. They have been a on both the hospital and long-termvery good partner for this work.LTCTThese results underscore thecare sides. Steele explains: There are potential of the project to transformsome workflow changes in particularMatthew Bradford is a writer with health care delivery by enhancingthat must occur in long-term care,Long Term Care Today. Learn more data interoperability, reducingincluding the timely completion ofabout Project AMPLIFI on their administrative burdens, and improvingQuick ADT in PointClickCare as thewebsite, www.amplifiontario.caclinical decision-making, Dr. Danresident leaves or returns to say which www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 19'