Towards an "Organized System of Care"

Let's say your practice wants to run the office more efficiently and improve the delivery of care by a) making information more readily available to the care givers at the time of care,  b) saving time tracking down lab results,  and c) saving on  administration costs.   What do you need?

An EMR

Then let's say that your facility primarily gets their patients from your neighboring health centers and you want to interface with them to exchange health information.  What do you need?

A localized HIE

Then let's say that your hospital is in an urban area or a rural area where your patients travel long distances to work -  you get a lot of patients from different entities .  You'd like the ability to quickly access their health information.  What do you need to participate in?

A RHIO

• -Complete, accurate, and searchable health information, available at the point of diagnosis and care, allowing for more informed decision making to enhance the quality and reliability of health care delivery.
• -More efficient and convenient delivery of care, without having to wait for the exchange of records or paperwork and without requiring unnecessary or repetitive tests or procedures.
• -Earlier diagnosis and characterization of disease, with the potential to thereby improve outcomes and reduce costs.
• -Reductions in adverse events through an improved understanding of each patient’s particular medical history, potential for drug-drug interactions, or (eventually) enhanced understanding of a patient's metabolism or even genetic profile and likelihood of a positive or potentially harmful response to a course of treatment.
• -Increased efficiencies related to administrative tasks, allowing for more interaction with and transfer of information to patients, caregivers, and clinical care coordinators, and monitoring of patient care.  ~Dr. David Blumenthal, ONC
   

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