Why should my organization use WellCentive Clinical & Business Intelligence solutions instead of purchasing a registry from another vendor? 

Organizations opt in for three reasons:  favorable economics, rich features and comprehensive reporting.  When it comes to cost, no company offers a more affordable solution.  Leading the way with unparalleled service including interfacing development, WellCentive’s standard feature set includes Secure Messaging, Patient Portal, Patient Reminders, Clinical Dashboards, Interfacing and Continuity of Care capabilities, De-duping, and comprehensive reporting tools.  Also unmatched by any other registry vendor is Report Manager, which enables a user to export raw data, run complicated standard and user-specific reports and integrate into dynamic charts, graphs and gauges.

How will implementing WellCentive solutions in my physician office affect workflow?

Expect minimal workflow impact thanks to interfaces that capture the majority of pertinent data in your community.  With support from the physician’s staff, information not acquired electronically is captured when hard copies are received by the office.  An increasing number of physicians use the WellCentive system at the point of care, thereby decreasing the patient’s visit time.  Those physicians who choose paper over the HIT tool rely on a printed Care Summary form when seeing patients.

Why is WellCentive the best choice for a HIT tool for Clinical Integration for my PHO/IPA?

Flexible integration is the answer.  An integrated, web-based registry system can sit over and tie together other solutions in a community.  EMRs are unforgiving in their requirement that all physicians use the same EMR.  Inexpensive and feature-rich, WellCentive’s Clinical & Business Intelligence solutions drives physician engagement, which is essential for a Clinical Integration program.

How can I use WellCentive for Pay-for-Performance?

First, it is important to understand that WellCentive’s Registry and EMR solutions support Primary Care PFP and Specialty Care PFP.  Looking to generate higher PFP returns, use Report Manager to run regular PFP reports by physician and group instead of hoping year-end results prove positive.  In fact, Report Manager enables you to track performance against pre-determined benchmarks.  With outbound interfacing to a variety of payers, WellCentive eliminates manual review and data entry, resulting in cost and time efficiencies and more responsive payers eager to receive accurate and consistent data.

How can I use WellCentive solutions for reporting to CMS for the PQRS program?

With PQRS believed to be a precursor to mandatory outcomes reporting to CMS, WellCentive is one of a few providers in the U.S. selected to pilot a system for reporting data directly from registries and EMRs to CMS for the PQRS program.  Once on the WellCentive Registry or EHR system, organizations are able to send their physicians’ data directly to CMS, resulting in data submission costs and increased physician engagement.

If some of my organization’s physicians use EMR systems, how can WellCentive help them without requiring them to use a second HIT tool?

There is virtually no overlap between WellCentive and EMR technologies, because the EMR lacks robust registry features and population management tools.  EMRs were designed to help physicians see and manage one patient at a time. The WellCentive system renders complex reporting for long-term databases of 100,000 plus patients instantly.  Should a physicians’ group be tied to an EMR system, it can still reap the significant benefits of the Registry by uploading data extracts from the EMR using Generic Inbound Interface.  This Data Mining feature enables the physician or group to take full advantage of Registry features, including Alerts, Reminders, Dashboards and Reports.

If my organization wishes to use existing interfaces or build new interfaces to use with our WellCentive system, what additional costs will we incur? 

With each WellCentive Registry or EMR three-year provider license, we include three hours of custom interfacing development for the purpose of building interfaces with the WellCentive system and eliminating any interfacing barriers.  WellCentive does not increase your system license fee to accommodate new interfaces, nor does it charge standard maintenance or license fees for interfaces.  Should maintenance be required, a minimal hourly cost is applied across other customers using the same interface.  Existing WellCentive interfaces can be reconfigured for new customers for a one-time reconfiguration cost.