Healthcare DIVE July 11, 2016
Dive Brief:
- A new analysis of national data from 2012 and 2013 has revealed how market dominance of EHR vendors impacted hospitals’ engagement in health information exchange (HIE).
- Thestudy published in Health Affairs found hospitals using the dominant EHR of their region engaged in an average of 45% more HIE activities than those using other vendors, though results varied depending on the level of the vendor’s dominance.
- Understanding the market’s impact will be vital as policy makers aim to promote cross-vendor HIE, the authors argued.
Dive Insight:
Much of the analysis boils down to the finding that providers interested in establishing strong HIE connections will find it easier to do so with others using the same EHR vendor,...
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