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How Smartphone Apps Could Help Keep Health Records Accurate
Ben Moscovitch, Robert S. Rudin @rsrudin
Oct 4, 2018
TechCrunch
Electronic health records have helped streamline record keeping but providers aren't always able to reliably pull together records for the same patient from different hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices. The growing use of smartphones offers a promising opportunity to improve record matching.
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Health Information Technology Interoperability
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Toward a Learning Behavioral Health Care System
Bradley D. Stein @BradleyDStein
Dec 20, 2016
Inside Sources
New technologies for capturing and sharing data have begun to transform the way providers practice medicine in the United States. Expanding these technologies to behavioral health care could enhance the delivery of services and improve outcomes for millions of Americans.
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Health Information Technology Interoperability
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The Little Exchange That Could...Transform the U.S. Health Care System
Robert S. Rudin @rsrudin, Jayme Fuglesten @JaymeFuglesten
Jan 28, 2015
The Health Care Blog
As Congress continues to think about whether and how to support the development of Health Information Exchanges, it should consider the commitment required to bring a mature statewide or national network of HIEs into practice. It should prioritize the evaluation of government-funded HIEs, so that research can help inform and foster return on investment for scarce taxpayer dollars.
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Electronic Medical Records
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How Electronic Health Records Can Lead to Care Coordination
Robert S. Rudin @rsrudin
Aug 13, 2013
The RAND Blog
Inadequate care coordination is a major problem in health care delivery, but information technology is emerging as an important tool for enhancing coordination and, ultimately, improving the delivery of care, writes Robert Rudin.
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