When using the Wyoming Frontier Information (WYFI) Health Information Exchange (HIE) for telehealth, the goals are to provide immediate, real-time access to a patient’s full medical history to:
- Improve patient safety by providing current clinical records
- Increase efficiency by eliminating paperwork
- Provide caregivers with clinical decision support tools for more effective care and treatment
- Eliminate redundant or unnecessary testing
Learn more below about how using the WYFI HIE for telehealth benefits patients and providers alike.
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Contributor Role
- During telehealth consult, telehealthcare provider logs into their electronic health record (EHR) and reviews patient’s clinical records, including records from other WYFI contributing providers
- Telehealthcare provider updates patient’s clinical record in their EHR, and the new information is added to the WYFI HIE
View-Only Role
- During telehealth consult, telehealthcare provider logs into the CHR portal and reviews patient’s clinical records
- Telehealthcare provider updates patient’s clinical record in their EHR but no information is added to the patient’s record in WYFI
Trading Partners and Systems
- Telehealth Provider
- WYFI HIE
Data
- Lab results
- Radiology results
- Continuity of Care Document (CCD)
- Transcriptions
