The health care industry has looked to health IT, such as MyHealth, for communication solutions to enhance and augment their care management and care transitions improvement programs.
One approach involves sending automatic notifications or alerts from hospitals to primary care practices and/or care managers when a patient has a hospital admission, discharge or transfer.
These notifications and alerts are designed to improve the timely flow of information so providers and case managers can quickly and effectively address the health care needs of their patients transitioning from inpatient facilities to community care.
In addition to improved patient health status, these alerts and notifications are expected to facilitate a reduction in hospital readmissions.