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Alpha Global IT Inc.

Certified EMR Offerings

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NOTE: The information below has been provided by the CMS vendor.


Version Number

GlobeMed v2.11.00

Local/ ASP

ASP

Provided Documentation and Media Used

Available electronically within GlobeMed application

Health Card Validation Support (OBEC)

Yes

What other tools and utilities (e.g. System Management, Monitoring, Backup, Audit Logging etc.) are required to implement the EMR on the server?

N/A

What other software products do you advise physicians to implement?

Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox

VMWare

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe PDF Reader

Microsoft SQL Server - Transport Data Encryption (TDE), Encrypting File System (EFS)

POSH – MX5

Dymo LabelWriter

Apache Tomcat

What other software products are compatible with your EMR (e.g. Office suites, accounting, research, analysis, etc.)?

N/A

Does your Offering support out-of-province billing? If so, please specify.

  1. Ontario government insured services (e.g. fee-for-service, shadow partial payment billings, and Physician Group bonus codes)
  2. WSIB billing
  3. Out of province billing (reciprocal billing)

Specify third party interfaces your Offering supports (e.g. laboratories, pharmacies, hospitals, MOHLTC).

  1. LifeLabs
  2. Gamma Dynacare
  3. Alpha Laboratories
  4. MOHLTC Health Card Validation (HCV Web service)
  5. MOHLTC Billing System (MCEDT Web Service)
  6. eHealth Ontario OLIS (Ontario Laboratories Information System)
  7. OntarioMD Hospital Report Manager (HRM)

Provide a comprehensive list of the out- of-box forms of templates included in your EMR Offering (e.g., SOAP, Annual physical, ante-natal).

Physician templates are customizable.

Furthermore, GlobeMed also has a number of pre-built forms:

  • Diabetes Management Incentive
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Nuclear Cardiology (KMH)
  • Vascular Ultrasound Requisition
  • CML X - Ray
  • MRI (KMH)
  • MRI CT Requisition Ontario (CML)
  • Laboratory
  • Hepatitis PCR (F-C-HE-036)
  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Cytology
  • HIV Serology Test Requisition (1210-44B)
  • Requisition for HIV Viral Load Monitoring (ver2)
  • Prenatal Screening Requisition 1739-44c
  • Enteric Disease Investigation
  • Maternal Serum Screen Requisition
  • Integrated Prenatal Screen Requisition
  • Reporting Positive Skin Test TB (V-07-601)
  • Maternal/Child Care
  • Antenatal 1
  • Antenatal 2
  • Rourke Baby Record
  • Chronic Disease
  • Hypertension Care Flow Sheet
  • Coumadin Flow Sheet
  • Smoking Cessation Progress Notes
  • Mental Health
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
  • Preventive Care
  • Female Preventive Care Checklist Form
  • Male Preventive Care Checklist Form
  • Functional Assessment
  • Major Eye Examination
  • Functional Abilities Form
  • MTO Medical Report
  • WSIB Form 8
  • WSIB Form 26
  • Medical Condition Report (SR-LC-097)
  • Medical Certificate for Foreign Worker
  • Administrative
  • Health Number Release
  • Patient History Form
  • Transfer of Records
  • Patient Enrolment and Consent
  • Interim Federal Health (Medavie- Blue Cross Claim)
  • Miscellaneous
  • Free Form
  • Verification of Disability - Impairment
  • Walking Mobility form (1)

Does your EMR operate in both official Ontario languages (e.g. screens, online help, reports)?

Currently GlobeMed is available in English.

Describe your approach to supporting patients with multiple different language needs.

None at this time.

Describe your approach to supporting physicians with multiple different language needs.

None at this time.

What is the name of the data supplier to support prescription writing and drug interactions?

First Databank Canadian Edition

What is the frequency of updates to the data provided to your clients?

Alpha updates and distributes cumulative changes to First Databank every two months.

Describe the process for a pplying updates to the data (e.g. CD-ROM, remote download, etc).

Drug databases are updated by Alpha at the database level for all users.

Does your product su pport structured coding for problems? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

GlobeMed uses ICD-9/ICD-10, LOINC as problem code table options.

Upgrades are scheduled quarterly.

Does your product sup port structured coding for interventions? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

GlobeMed uses MOHLTC OHIP Schedule of Benefits Procedure Codes to record procedures.

Upgrades are scheduled quarterly.

Does your product supp ort structured coding for symptoms? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

GlobeMed uses ICD-9/ICD-10, LOINC as problem code table options.

Upgrades are scheduled quarterly.

Does your product support st ructured coding for allergies? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

First Databank Canadian Edition

Does your product support structur ed coding for adverse reactions? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

First Databank Canadian Edition

Does your product support structured c oding for immunizations? If so, provide the name(s) and version(s) supported.

First Databank Canadian Edition

Identify other coded data elements and  their schemes where appropriate in the response sheets.

OHIP Fee Schedule

Describe the recommended hardware configuration required to run your solution for the following scenario: Single physician office; 2 support staff; 2 exam rooms. Include any assumptions that you are making.

For a single physician office with 2 staff/2 exam room require 4 workstations.

Typical All-in-One Workstation:

  • All in one desktop with wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1600 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 23 inch WLED all-in-one display
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day
  • Typical Tower plus Monitor Configurations:
  • Mini tower with a desktop or wall-mounted monitor
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1333 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 24 inch, 1920 x 1080 for day-to-day work
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day

Network and Peripherals:

  • Wired Gigabit Ethernet (Cat5e or Cat6), with hardware firewall and 100/1000 TX switches/routers
  • 300VA for uninterrupted power supply each workstation
  • Network-enabled Laser 4-in-1 (Scan/Fax/Copy/Print) + DYMO Label Writer for reception, USB-enable Laser for exam rooms
  • USB-enabled flatbed TWAIN compliant, or a 4-in-1 network printer

Describe the recommended hardwar e configuration required to run your solution for the following scenario: 8 physician FHN; 4 different geographic locations (physician offices), each with 2 physicians; 3 support staff per physician office; 4 exam rooms per physician office. Include any assumptions that you are making.

Each location of this practice may require 7 workstations.

Typical All-in-One Workstation:

  • All in one desktop with wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1600 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5" 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 23 inch WLED all-in-one display
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day
  • Typical Tower plus Monitor Configurations:
  • Mini tower with a desktop or wall-mounted monitor
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1333 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5" 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 24 inch, 1920 x 1080 for day-to-day work
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day

Network and Peripherals:

  • Wired Gigabit Ethernet (Cat5e or Cat6), with hardware firewall and 100/1000 TX switches/routers
  • 300VA for uninterrupted power supply each workstation
  • Network-enabled Laser 4-in-1 (Scan/Fax/Copy/Print) + DYMO Label Writer for reception, USB-enable Laser for exam rooms
  • USB-enabled flatbed TWAIN compliant, or a 4-in-1 network printer

Describe the recommended har dware configuration required to run your solution for the following scenario: 10 physician FHN all located in 1 clinic (physician office); 10 support staff; 20 exam rooms. Include any assumptions that you are making.

A practice of this size may need 30 workstations.

Typical All-in-One Workstation:

  • All in one desktop with wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1600 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5" 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 23 inch WLED all-in-one display
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day
  • Typical Tower plus Monitor Configurations:
  • Mini tower with a desktop or wall-mounted monitor
  • Intel i5-3470 processor, 3.2GHz, 6MB Cache
  • 6GB at 1333 MHz RAM
  • On-board @ 1 Gbit Ethernet
  • Single 500GB, 3.5" 7,200 RPM, SATA Hard Drive
  • 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
  • 512MB High Performance Graphics Adaptor
  • Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
  • 24 inch, 1920 x 1080 for day-to-day work
  • 3 Year Onsite Next Business Day

Network and Peripherals:

  • Wired Gigabit Ethernet (Cat5e or Cat6), with hardware firewall and 100/1000 TX switches/routers
  • 300VA for uninterrupted power supply each workstation
  • Network-enabled Laser 4-in-1 (Scan/Fax/Copy/Print) + DYMO Label Writer for reception, USB-enable Laser for exam rooms
  • USB-enabled flatbed TWAIN compliant, or a 4-in-1 network printers

Describe the recommended bandwidth requirements required to run your solution for the following scenarios: Configuration 1; Configuration 2; ASP Requirements. Requirements should be broken down by upload bandwidth/user and download bandwidth/user.

Standard business class internet from Bell, Rogers, Cogeco etc. for ASP EMR connectivity.

10Mbps/User redundant internet connectivity highly recommended.

Do you provide remote server management capabilities? Please list functions provided.

ASP Server is managed by Alpha with the Data Centre.

Describe how system data is recovered after a sy stem (hard drive) failure. E.g. to the point of failure, last backup, or other.

System data recovery is performed by Alpha using Microsoft SQL tools.

Do you provide tools to manag e the availability of EMR systems? Describe functions.

Alpha and Data Center monitor servers in real-time.

Do you provide real-time server m onitoring with alerts sent to yourselves or to clients?

Alpha and Data Center monitor servers and alerts are sent to Alpha by Data Centre.

Other information about EMR offerings:

The following information is provided to assist you:

  • Approved Local EMR Configurations
    Ontario's eHealth strategy includes the use of specific configurations designed to meet Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and eHealth connectivity needs in Physician offices.
  • For more information, please call / email OntarioMD at 1-866-744-8668, emr@ontariomd.com.