SMJ articles in the category "health information technology"

Original Article

Where Are My Patients? It Is Time to Automate Notification of Hospital Use to Primary Care Practices

Abstract: The hospital-to-community transition is fraught with risks for patients, with 30-day readmission rates of 20% for Medicare patients. Poorly coordinated transitions of care translate to unplanned readmission costs to Medicare of more than $17 billion/year. Calls for better physician communication to improve care coordination abound; however, primary care physicians…

Posted in: health information technology 2 primary care 64 rehospitalization 3

Original Article

Toward a Statewide Health Information Technology Center (Abbreviated Version)

With the passage of The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 that includes the Health Care Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act, the opportunity for states to develop a Health Information Technology Center (THITC) has emerged. The Center provides the intellectual, financial, and technical leadership along with…

Posted in: EHR 2 electronic health records 6 health information 2 health information exchange 4 health information technology 2 HIT 2
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