Category: News
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Brookings Institute : Health information exchanges reduce redundant medical procedures
The national debate over health insurance coverage brings a realization of how high healthcare costs have climbed nationally. The U.S. spends a higher share of GDP on healthcare (17.9 percent) than any other country, but its health outcomes consistently underperform those same countries. Some of this inefficiency stems from redundant medical services: the Congressional Budget…
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HealthIT Analytics: New Approach Helps Health Information Exchanges Cross State Lines
May 15, 2017 – In the era of value-based care, the ability to understand how a patient moves between providers and what happens to them during those visits could be the difference between a performance bonus and a missed benchmark. But as most providers are now well aware, the challenges of seamless and reliable health information…