We are a Community of Practice in dental medicine working together to guide ICE Health Systems to enable us to advance education, clinical healthcare and research.
| Two of the key priorities for our collaboration are (1) Governance of the ICE system and (2) Coordination with the professional community to take advantage of the technology and advance healthcare. The simple structure outlined below with committees enables us to realize our priorities. |
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University Advisory Board
EHR
Financial System & Business Intelligence
User Experience
Big Data and Research
Project Management
Security
Content
Private Practice Advisory Board
DSO Requirements
Financial System & Business Intelligence
User Experience
Big Data and Research
Clinical
Administrative Modules
| EHR | Focused on reviewing and planning new components and reviewing current components in all clinical areas of ICE. This committee also strikes ad hoc committees of with expertise in specific topics (e.g., Caries classification, Periodontic charting) |
| Financial System and Reports | Focused on guiding ICE to deliver an updated financial and reporting system that meets the needs of all manners of clinics and all specialties within the profession |
| Project Management | Focused on testing of new ICE components and offering suggestions for improvement and better integration |
| Content | Focused on the review and development of documents (e.g, Health History) for the invitation to all ICE users to consider. The purpose is to improve standards and consistency. |
| User Experience | Focused is to merge the requirements of the great range of users of the system with the desire to continuously improve the experience of every user and to better support the clinical and administrative processes of each practice. |
| Big Data and Research | Focused on the data mining, business intelligence and research opportunities associated with the vast database of ICE. These projects include queries of single or combined data sets with appropriate IRB approval and patient consents provided. |
| DSO Requirements | Focused on identifying the unique requirements for multi-office groups and guiding ICE to develop effective solutions to address these needs. |
| Collaboration Meetings: | Committees of the collaboration meet on scheduled times that are set by the committee. Committees are structured with a documented purpose and goal (charge) and have a chairperson to help with organization. The goal is to maximize the value of every participant's time and provide the best possible input to ICE in order to receive back the desired system refinements. Committees generally range in number of participants from 2 to 10 people. Depending on the current area of focus and activity, meetings range from weekly to monthly and range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Meetings are held by web conference with invitations to attend face to face meetings as well. The face to face meetings are held twice per year, once in the spring and once in the autumn. While the collaboration is active and participation is a priority in order for the profession to receive the system required, participation to any meeting is voluntary. |
Institutions Currently Involved In The Collaboration:
