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NHIT - MEDICATION AND IMMUNIZATION MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE
The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc. (NHIT®), EagleForce and Health Gorilla have launched the NHIT - Medication and Immunization Management Initiative (MIMI Rx) to help patients and their caregivers manage their medications. Taking advantage of the perfect storm of genomics, precision medicine, constantly developing IT innovations and utilizing modern health technology based on APIs, this new initiative will, at the outset, help to solve the most distressing problems experienced after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in both Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands - the inability to track patients in need and those who were evacuated, as well as to ensure access their medical records. This failure resulted in heartbreaking experiences for patients and their families and, for too many, in preventable loss of lives.
The Virgin Islands evacuated 807 patients - some with medical records pinned to their clothes, and many without any records at all. 55 are known to have died. We witnessed or heard so many heart wrenching stories.
The NHIT - Medication and Immunization Management Initiative is NHIT’s and the NHIT Care Campaign commitment to delivering on the promise of a resilient health safety net for years to come.
Below is the down load overview from MIMIRX
NHIT Care Campaign®
NHIT – Responding to a Dire Public Health Challenge in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with guidance from supporting partners, launched the Care Campaign with the mission of restoring the health safety net for people of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
“Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while
neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management.”
-John Doolittle
The Challenges
Medicine Management
Medication can be a lot to manage, especially when taking multiple prescriptions with different sets of specific directions to follow.
▪ AARP Prescription Drug Survey, December 2015
❖ Of adults over the age of 50, 75%take prescription medication on a regular basis.
❖ Over 43% take 4 or more prescription medications on a regular basis.
Medical Information
Most adults may not have the ability to access their healthcare information. Without this vital data, medical professionals are left with
informational gaps, which may result in a patient not receiving the best possible treatment options.
▪ Merck Research Study, 2014
❖ Poor communication of medical information causes up to 50% of all drug errors and up to 20% of adverse drug effects in the hospital.
❖ 27.5% of hospitalized patients received an inappropriate drug.
NHIT - Medication and Immunization Management Initiative
Providing Improved Communication for Improved Patient Health.
© 2019, National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc. (NHIT). All rights reserved.
“Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while
neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management.”
-John Doolittle
The Challenges
Our Solution
Our Medication and Immunization Management Initiative application provides a means of simplifying your medication and immunization
records. Signing up is quick and setting up your information is easy.
No need to manually enter in your information every time you visit a doctor or specialist: doctors, pharmacists, and other certified healthcare
professionals can opt into this system at no cost.
Best of all, our application meets all state, federal, and HIPAA guidelines, providing the most secure way to access and maintain your health
history.
Solution Highlights
Full-Circle Communication
▪ Interfaces across various private EMR, state and federal healthcare platforms.
▪ Doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals can see the most comprehensive patient medication and immunization history,
allowing for more effective treatment.
Medication and Information Management
▪ Easy access to your complete medication and immunization history.
▪ Keep track of your prescription regiment with medication reminders.
▪ The “Caregiver” feature allows you to designate a trusted individual to help manage your prescription medications, view your medical history,
and more.
NHIT Care Campaign®
NHIT – Responding to a Dire Public Health Challenge in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with guidance from supporting partners,
launched the Care Campaign with the mission of restoring the health safety net for people of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes
Irma and Maria.. The NHIT - Medication and Immunization Management Initiative is NHIT’s commitment to delivering on the promise of a resilient health safety net for years to come
2008 Establishment of NHIT®
The National HIT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc. (NHIT), is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
established in 2008 with a mission to engage underserved populations in the development and use of
health information technology (HIT) as a means to support and sustain health equity and economic
viability based on NHIT’s five pillars: Workforce, Innovation, Policy, Research, and Community.
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