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Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

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Connecting to the Future: The Use of Electronic Health Information Exchange to Reduce Health Disparities

Connecting to the Future: The Use of Electronic Health Information Exchange to Reduce Health Disparities
SMRTNET Secure Medical Records Transfer Network
Where Are Your Health Records?
Who Has Scattered Records?
Here is Enrico, Our Patient…
Enrico Has Disconnected Health Care Providers, Records, Timeframes
SMRTnet: Secure Medical Records Transfer Network
Why This is So Important
Three County Area
An Inclusive Safety Net Project
One of Every Provider Institution
Types of eRecords
Data to be Shared Based on Continuity of Care Record
Types of Providers
Benefits of Community Record
Benefits of ePrescribing
Benefits of Personal Health Record
How A Health Information Network Can Improve Health Disparities
Gather Data from Many Sources for Quality Improvement and Research
Lower Cost Of Care for the Uninsured
Common Science-based Prevention
Oklahoma Health Rankings
Measures Selected
Geographic Pockets Can Be Identified for More Intense Efforts
Customized Algorithms Can Be Developed
Build an Electronic Health Record for the Uninsured
Improve Funding Environment
Cost to Oklahomans from Disconnected Health Records
Overview of Cost Savings for Statewide Adoption of SMRTNET
Cost Benefits Based on Statewide SMRTNET Initiative
In Summary, HIE Can Help Reduce Health Disparities by: