our affiliates
The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association serves the needs of
25 hospitals in the greater Dayton region through the specialized
services delivered by the Greater Dayton Area Health
Information Network, the Southwest Ohio Health Care Affiliates, and
Surgenet.
Greater Dayton Area Health
Information Network
To implement a
community-wide electronic network between healthcare providers, the
Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association partnered with
HealthBridge to create one of the largest collaborating health
information exchanges. The collaboration will connect more than 50
hospitals and 7,500 physicians in Dayton, Springfield, Cincinnati,
Eastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky.
Our region's health information exchange, the
Greater Dayton Area Health Information Network (GDAHIN), is
dedicated to advancing the use of health information technology in
the Dayton region. GDAHIN will send electronic health data through
secure networks to hospitals, physicians, laboratories, imaging
centers, pharmacies, and clinics by interfacing with their
electronic medical record.
Southwest Ohio Health Care Affiliates
The Southwest Ohio Health Care Affiliates (SOHCA) is an
exclusively owned subsidiary of GDAHA specializing in local
contracts that secure better pricing than those available through
national group contract affiliations. Most current contracts are
for items in which freight is a large component of the cost or
service.
SOHCA joined MAGNET in
1992 to enhance its contract portfolio with capital equipment
agreements and contracts not offered through other national group
contract affiliations. Other objectives include fostering
cooperation between member institutions and informing member
institutions of market conditions.
Surgenet
Developed by GDAHA, Surgenet is innovative,
web-based software used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and
state agencies to better serve patients in emergency and disaster
situations. It is composed of four modules.
The Emergency Room Diversion System is used by GDAHA
hospitals as well as hospitals in the Cincinnati and Akron regions.
The Diversion System lets EMS squads know when a hospital is on
diversion and unable to accept new patients due to excessive
volume.
The National Disaster
Medical System (NDMS) / Hospital Bed Availability is used
state-wide and offers real-time census information for a number of
units, such as Intensive Care, Critical Care and Psychology Units.
This system allows users to determine where patients can be moved
or evacuated in the event of an emergency or disaster.
The Mass Casualty Tracking System is also available
state-wide and allows hospitals to determine the number of patients
they can handle in the event of a disaster. Patients are assigned
color-codes based on the severity of their injuries, and the system
provides information on the number of patients in each severity
category the hospital can treat ensuring patients are sent to the
proper facility for timely treatment.
A Resource Tracking System is also available
state-wide and allows hospitals to track resources needed in the
event of an emergency or disaster. This system was used extensively
throughout 2009 and 2010 for federal reporting of the H1N1 flu
virus.
