AIMS Introduces MyRC Version 2.0 with New Client Data Partitioning Functionality

The Human Service programs of Johnson County, KS, are actively engaged in a novel data sharing initiative that fosters collaborative case management, better understanding of human/social services provided by community organizations, and, most importantly, greater likelihood of client success.  My Resource Connection (MyRC), a web application developed by Johnson County AIMS, is the means by which the sharing of data takes place.  MyRC version 1.0 enables case managers, social workers, and probation officers to obtain information about other County services a particular client is receiving, contact information of other professionals serving that client, information about other individuals residing in the client’s home, and potential services from community-based organizations that might be of benefit to the client. 

The legal aspects of sharing client data across agency boundaries have proven more challenging than the technical aspects of the initiative.  Constraints imposed by Kansas Statute, the Code of Federal Regulations, and HIPAA, have prevented some agencies from dumping all of their client data into a single database for all to see. To resolve this issue, innovative functionality called “Client Data Partitioning” was introduced with the release of MyRC Version 2.0 earlier this summer.  Client Data Partitioning makes it possible for agencies to share as much of their client data, and with as many users, as is legally possible.  With this enhancement now in place, client data from the Johnson County Mental Health Center, MED-ACT, and Health Home, now streams into the database and is being viewed by users who work in HIPAA Covered Entity agencies.

The generic aspect of Client Data Partitioning means that Johnson County is now in a position to offer the services of MyRC to external agencies who wish to start their own data sharing initiative.  In mid-December 2015, Johnson County will be presenting a proposal to the other CORE4 members (Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Jackson County, Kansas City) that would enable them to leverage MyRC to improve coordination of care and case management within their jurisdictions. 

The addition of Client Data Partitioning has enabled Johnson County to expand the use and appeal of MyRC.  As a tool that fosters collaboration and insight, MyRC carries forward AIMS' long tradition of providing such services to its customers.

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The AIMS Team