HIE Bright Spots: Supporting Mental Health Care Coordination – Part 3
Erica Galvez | April 2, 2013
Last week we discussed the importance of health information exchange (HIE) and the work being done in Maryland to help make sure that providers receive important updates about patients. This week we want to share with our readers how HIE entities and automated, real time alerts can be critical in mental health care coordination for patients.
What is Meaningful Use of an EHR? Preventing Medical Errors and Early Cancer Diagnosis
Brett Coughlin | March 29, 2013
This is the second in a series of blog posts where we ask the question “What is a Meaningful Use of an EHR?
Read Full Post.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.
Read Full Post.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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