Healthcare Innovation September 8, 2020
David Raths

Expansion of VA Direct usage to all facilities would increase information sharing and improve the timeliness of health information exchange, OIG says

A review by the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that although most VA facilities are using health information exchange tools, barriers remain to widespread adoption, and 22 of 48 facilities surveyed reported exchanging health information by scanning, faxing, or mailing patient information.

The OIG recently conducted a review to determine how VA facilities and community providers use HIEs in their respective communities to share information and coordinate care for patients enrolled at a VA facility, and to identify any barriers that may be preventing utilization.

The OIG surveyed and interviewed the 48 lower complexity...

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Topics: EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), OIG, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends, VA / DoD
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