Showing posts with label electronic patient records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electronic patient records. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 November 2011

EHR-based care coordination performance measures in ambulatory care

"Good coordination of care in the ambulatory setting has the potential to reduce unnecessary or duplicative use of health services, prevent hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, improve patient safety, and potentially reduce costs."

EHR-based care coordination performance measures in ambulatory care
KS Chan, JP Weiner, SH Scholle, JB Fowles, J Holzer, L Samal, P Renner
The Commonwealth Fund
November 2011

Read the issue brief and the technical report.

Friday, 18 November 2011

Electronic health records: an international perspective on “meaningful use”

"This issue brief describes the extent of meaningful use in three countries with very high levels of health information technology adoption—Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden."

Electronic health records: an international perspective on “meaningful use”
BH Gray, T Bowden, I Johansen, S Koch
Issues in International Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
November 2011

Read more here.