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Sharp Increase in HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) Reported
Colleagues,
As reported in Healthcare IT News ... The number of health information exchange initiatives that report being operational and exchanging data has increased nearly 40 percent since 2008, according to the eHealth Initiative's Sixth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange...
... Operational HIE initiatives jumped to 57, up from 42 in 2008 ... Of that number, 40 reported cost savings resulting from health information exchange. Those savings included reduced staff time spent handling lab and radiology results, reduced staff time spent on clerical administration and filing, less money spent on redundant tests, a decrease in the cost of care for chronic care patients and fewer medication errors...
... In addition, HIEs have reportedly had a positive impact on physician practices, allowing physicians to become more efficient through improved access to test results without disrupting care ... Physicians also reported an improved quality of practice life – including less hassles looking for information and getting home sooner at the end of the day...
Read on at: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehealth-inititatives-annual-su...
ENJOY!
CC
As reported in Healthcare IT News ... The number of health information exchange initiatives that report being operational and exchanging data has increased nearly 40 percent since 2008, according to the eHealth Initiative's Sixth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange...
... Operational HIE initiatives jumped to 57, up from 42 in 2008 ... Of that number, 40 reported cost savings resulting from health information exchange. Those savings included reduced staff time spent handling lab and radiology results, reduced staff time spent on clerical administration and filing, less money spent on redundant tests, a decrease in the cost of care for chronic care patients and fewer medication errors...
... In addition, HIEs have reportedly had a positive impact on physician practices, allowing physicians to become more efficient through improved access to test results without disrupting care ... Physicians also reported an improved quality of practice life – including less hassles looking for information and getting home sooner at the end of the day...
Read on at: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehealth-inititatives-annual-su...
ENJOY!
CC
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