Fierce Health Payers January 4, 2021
When I worked as an emergency room nurse, having access to a complete patient health history was not always guaranteed. I would need to retrieve patient records from outside the facility on a daily basis—whether that patient walked in, was wheeled in, or even carried through the door.
Some patients could provide the missing information for us on things such as allergies and underlying conditions, but for patients unable to communicate, the risk of administering medication or a treatment that may have adverse effects was high.
Unfortunately, this is the reality for too many healthcare providers due to a lack of interoperability—the exchange of healthcare data between providers, payers, and patients. The lack of accessibility to outside health records and...
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