When using the Wyoming Frontier Information (WYFI) Health Information Exchange (HIE) for case management, the goals are to:
- Provide Event Notifications and Point of Care access to Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Specialists to actively participate in discharge planning and improve care coordination for program-eligible consumers to:
- Allow specialist to actively participate in the discharge process to determine consumer needs and avoid potential admissions to nursing facilities
- Improve care coordination for consumers and improves their ability to return home
Learn more below about how using the WYFI HIE for case management benefits patients and providers alike.
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Contributor Role
- An assigned case manager receives notification when her patient is discharged from a WYFI-connected hospital after a scheduled procedure, triggering her to resume case management activities
- Case manager has access to labs, radiology and transcription from within her case management system
- Case manager notifies home care providers to resume services using alerts within her system and including details and updates on the patient’s post-op status and needs
View-Only Role
- A case manager receives notification when patient is discharged from a WYFI-connected hospital after a scheduled procedure
- Case manager resumes case management activities and transcribes notes from the WYFI HIE into her case management system
- Case manager notifies home care providers to resume services and provides information about patient’s post-op status and needs
Trading Partners and Systems
- Case Managers
- WYFI
