Health Information Exchange, State HIE Georgia, Indiana, Montana and Nebraska Complete Consumer Innovation Challenge
Kory Mertz | March 29, 2013
In an effort to help consumers and patients get and use their own health information, the states of Georgia, Indiana, Montana and Nebraska took up an ONC challenge to implement innovative approaches to enable consumer-mediated exchange and open up patients’ access to their medical records. Their innovative consumer engagement initiatives can be found at HealthIT.gov.
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EHR Case Studies What is Meaningful Use of an EHR? An Example of How an EHR is Preventing Hospital Readmissions
Brett Coughlin | March 28, 2013
Electronic health records are essential in allowing physicians to monitor their patients’ health, notice trends, and potentially prevent hospital readmissions, quickly diagnose diseases, and reduce medical errors.
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Health Information Exchange, State HIE HIE Bright Spots: How ADT Messages Support Care Coordination – Part II
Erica Galvez | March 26, 2013
Last week we introduced Larry, the patient with diabetes and a history of non-compliance who is discharged from his local emergency department, but his primary care doctor is never notified about his visit. Larry landed back in the emergency department less than a month later due to complications of his diabetes.
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Health Information Exchange, State HIE HIE Bright Spots: Health Information Exchange as a Key Enabler of Care Coordination – Part 1
Erica Galvez | March 22, 2013
Let’s start with a story that is all-too-common: a patient goes to the emergency room, but the primary care doctor is left out of the loop. Today, that patient is Larry.
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EHR Case Studies, Electronic Health & Medical Records, Regional Extension Centers EHR Adoption Rates Increase with Aid from Local RECs
Emily Jones | March 21, 2013
Leaders, clinicians, and community board members of the nation’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are meeting in Washington this week to engage in collaborative learning and celebrate their journey towards meaningful use. They will also be comparing notes about what works, and what doesn’t in their adoption of health information technology. Specifically they will be discussing how EHR adoption rates have significantly increased when a health center engages a local Regional Extension Center (REC).
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