Table 2.
Comparison of the six sites by characteristics of the site and history of use of EHRs and CDS.
| KPNW | MVIPA | Partners | Regenstrief* | RWJMS | VHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Northwest | Salem, OR | Boston, MA | Indianapolis, IN | New Jersey | National |
| Type | Group practice HMO | Community outpatient | Academic | Academic-affiliated | Academic | Government, academic-affiliated |
| Size | 30+ outpatient clinics; 199-bed hospital; multispecialty medical practice of 800 providers | 500+ practitioners; 200+ providers use community EHR | 5000+ providers; 2 academic hospitals, community hospitals, a psychiatric hospital, rehabilitation hospitals | 264-bed county hospital; 8 outpatient community health centers* | 500 physicians in 39 specialty practices | 1,400+ sites of care; 14,700 practitioners |
| Clinical Volume | 472,000 members; 1.5 million outpatient visits/year | 500,000+ ambulatory visits/year | 1.2 million outpatient visits/year; 100,000 admissions/year | 1.2 million outpatient visits/year; 15,000 adult admissions / year* | 400,000 patient visits/year | 60 million outpatient visits/year; 5.5+ million patients |
| Status | Private (Nonprofit) | Independent Physicians’ Association | Private (Nonprofit) | Public | Public | Public |
| Began EHR | 1989 | 2006 | 1969 | 1972 | 2000 | mid 1970s |
| Began CDS | 1997 | 2006 | 1969 | 1974 | 2008 | mid 1990’s |
* Regenstrief Institute, which is a research organization, provides computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and CDS for Wishard Health Services. The size data provided are that of Wishard Health Services.