The authors suggested the cost savings resulted from the availability of medical history at the point of care and a decrease in redundant diagnostic testing due to the medical history availability.
Related Articles on Health Information Exchanges:
West Central Ohio HIE Joins State Information Exchange
Houston’s Memorial Hermann Creates City’s First Health Information Exchange
Minnesota Health Information Exchange Merges With Community Health Information Collaborative
Next Up in Health IT
-
When the nearest hospital is miles away, critical access hospitals function as both everyday care providers and emergency rooms. These…
-
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is seeking a senior vice president and chief artificial intelligence officer to oversee its enterprisewide…
-
Texas will receive $282 million in the second year of Rural Health Transformation Program funding, again the largest total award…
Join the 500,000+ healthcare executives who start their day with Becker's
Becker's Hospital Review Newsletter is sent Monday–Sunday.