Blueprint for Health

Blueprint for Health Initiative

VITL is providing comprehensive data services to the Vermont Blueprint for Health Initiative and its Web-Based Clinical Information System (WBCIS).

Physicians participating in the Blueprint for Health record data about their patients in a registry or an electronic medical record. For those physicians with an in-house electronic system, data is sent over a secure connection to VITL's data center. Information is processed by VITL and made available in the WBCIS (a secure browser-based application) to the physicians and other providers caring for the patients.  Physicians without an in-house system enter information about their patients directly into the WBCIS; external systems, such as a hospital laboratory, may also send electronic data to the WBCIS on their behalf.

Using the WBCIS, physicians are able to better track the progress of all of their patients, both those with chronic conditions and those just presenting symptoms. By using this comprehensive information system, and collaborating with the other care providers in their community, practitioners are able to design better interventions and more effectively manage the health of their patient populations.

For more information about the Blueprint for Health, go to http://hcr.vermont.gov/blueprint_for_health or email Lisa Dulsky Watkins, MD.