Welcome to the Savannah Health Alliance

Current Projects

Alliance current activities include:

–Community Leader for the HHS Value exchange program.

–Member of the Chatham County Health Information Technology Team. This Team is a committee activity of the Chatham County Safety Net Provider Council. The Council has been two grants from the Georgia Department of Community Health to work on community HIT projects. The group is currently reviewing HIE vendors to begin Phase 1 of the Chatham County HIE.

Savannah as a eHealthy Community

CHT’s e-prescribing project in Georgia is working with the Savannah Business Group (SBG), community leaders and healthcare providers in the coastal Georgia area to create the Savannah Healthy Community Project. “We are excited to be expanding our healthy communities project to Savannah,” said Nancy Desmond, CEO of the Center for Health Transformation. “Savannah is a perfect fit for an electronic prescribing initiative as the entire community has embraced health information technology as a strategy and solution to improve the quality of care.”

The CHT Georgia e-Prescribing working group has established a goal of creating a healthy community focused around e-prescribing. CHT Project Director Wayne Oliver recently met with employers and healthcare providers in the Savannah area to propose the idea of an implementation site in Savannah. Among Savannah’s employers, e-prescribing is viewed as a way to reduce medication errors and improve the quality of care provided to patients. Additionally, there have been several recent HIT grants awarded in the area which create opportunities for e-prescribing expansion. The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has provided support through transformation grants for HIT projects in Savannah and near Swainsboro.

In addition to the Savannah Business Group, CHT is working closely with the Georgia Medical Care Foundation and the Georgia Health Information Exchange as well as Savannah’s two hospitals, Memorial Health and St. Joseph’s-Candler and other community providers. “The health community has come together to support e-prescribing,” said Mr. Oliver. “We believe that Savannah offers the perfect place to focus on expanding e-prescribing. The pharmacies are ready, the hospitals and their physician practices are moving rapidly to implement HIT solutions with e-prescribing capabilities and the employer community has expressed strong support for quality improvements.” A kickoff of the Savannah Healthy Community Project is being planned for early fall.

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		Current Projects Alliance current activities include: –Community Leader for the HHS Value exchange program. –Member of the Chatham County Health Information Technology Team. This Team is a committee activity of the Chatham County Safety Net Provider Council. The Council has been two grants from the Georgia Department of Community Health to work on community HIT projects. The group is currently reviewing HIE vendors to begin Phase 1 of the Chatham County HIE. Savannah as a eHealthy Community CHT’s e-prescribing project in Georgia is working with the Savannah Business Group (SBG), community leaders and healthcare providers in the coastal Georgia area to create the Savannah Healthy Community Project. “We are excited to be expanding our healthy communities project to Savannah,” said Nancy Desmond, CEO of the Center for Health Transformation. “Savannah is a perfect fit for an electronic prescribing initiative as the entire community has embraced health information technology as a strategy and solution to improve the quality of care.” The CHT Georgia e-Prescribing working group has established a goal of creating a healthy community focused around e-prescribing. CHT Project Director Wayne Oliver recently met with employers and healthcare providers in the Savannah area to propose the idea of an implementation site in Savannah. Among Savannah’s employers, e-prescribing is viewed as a way to reduce medication errors and improve the quality of care provided to patients. Additionally, there have been several recent HIT grants awarded in the area which create opportunities for e-prescribing expansion. The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has provided support through transformation grants for HIT projects in Savannah and near Swainsboro. In addition to the Savannah Business Group, CHT is working closely with the Georgia Medical Care Foundation and the Georgia Health Information Exchange as well as Savannah’s two hospitals, Memorial Health and St. Joseph’s-Candler and other community providers. “The health community has come together to support e-prescribing,” said Mr. Oliver. “We believe that Savannah offers the perfect place to focus on expanding e-prescribing. The pharmacies are ready, the hospitals and their physician practices are moving rapidly to implement HIT solutions with e-prescribing capabilities and the employer community has expressed strong support for quality improvements.” A kickoff of the Savannah Healthy Community Project is being planned for early fall.