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health information exchange (HIE)
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Continuity of care suffers when ER patients switch hospitals
Until statewide HIEs are set up and in working order, ER patients who hop from hospital to hospital within a state will suffer, according to findings from a new study published in the Archives of
AHRQ: Practices still struggle with health information exchange
If the early results of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey are a reliable indicator, physician practices are continuing to struggle with health information exchange, writes
Reconnecting healthcare through health information exchange
Here's a clinical scenario that is familiar to many doctors, according to Dr. Paul Abramson, who is medical director of the My Doctor Medical Group. An elderly man arrives at California Pacific
SPOTLIGHT: Wisconsin governor creates statewide HIE
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle this week signed into law a bill establishing a statewide network for health information exchange. The bill puts into use $9.4 million in HIE money the state received from
SPOTLIGHT: HHS workgroup finalizing NHIN 'trust fabric'
Trust has long been central to the discussion of health information exchange, and to this end, the federal Health IT Policy Committee is laying the groundwork for a "trust fabric" to encourage use of
Patients want physicians to communicate more with each other, study finds
Most patients do not mind having their doctors talk about them behind their backs, according to a new survey by Lake Research Partners for the Campaign for Better Care, a diverse group of
