Case Study
Independent Group Home Living Program (IGHL)
www.medisked.com Opportunity IGHL had considered switching to an EHR for several years as they were using a hybrid documentation process; mainly a paper-based system for their consumer records and billing documentation, and a separate electronic consumer data base that could also construct ISPs. They were in the planning phase of a complete IT upgrade and decided to include EHR in the process. IGHL conducted a thorough audit of the industry and procured references from other providers. According to Bill Herrick, Chief Information and Compliance Officer, “MediSked just kept coming up as a product that organizations in our field were using and have done so with a tremendous amount of success.” THE BACKGROUND Independent Group Home Living Program (IGHL) IGHL was created in 1978 with