What REALLY Happens to YOUR Medical Records? A series of unsettling truths January 8, 2014
Your Referral Record…
Your Referral Results…
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Cae and Specialist Physicians: Finding Common Ground Percentage of physicians reporting they “always” or “most of the time” send or receive communication regarding referrals and consultations at baseline and then with the addition of each of the 4 practice supports. HIT indicates health information technology; PCP, primary care physician. Figure Legend :
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Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care
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Just doing their job…
Did you know?
The take-away themes Interoperability – HIT improves communication, but only if the systems are compatible Care coordination – someone ensuring that information is reliably transmitted and received Patient Education – awareness, involvement, empowerment
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