·
58%
of hospitals exchanged daily with providers outside of their organization in
2012.
·
84%
of hospitals that adopted EHR and participated in a regional HIE exchanged
information with providers outside of their organization.
·
Between
2008-2012, there were significant increases in the percentage of hospitals
exchanging radiology reports, laboratory results, clinical care summaries, and
medication lists with hospitals and providers outside of their organization.
·
The
proportion of hospitals that adopted at least a basic EHR and participated in
an HIE grew more than fivefold from 2008 to 2012.
·
Hospitals
with basic EHR systems participating in HIEs had the highest rates of hospital
exchange activity in 2012, regardless of the organizational affiliation of the
provider exchanging data or the type of clinical information exchanged.
·
However
only about 1/3 of hospitals exchanged clinical care summaries or medication
lists with outside providers.
To see more about state-level
estimates for several of the measures included in the study, visit ONC’s Health
IT Dashboard at http://dashboard.healthit.gov/. The abstract of the Health Affairs study can be found at http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/32/8/1346.abstract.
For more information, please contact
Thomas N. Hutchinson, Krieg DeVault LLP, 12800 N. Meridian Street, Ste. 300,
Carmel, IN 46032-5406, phone:
317-238-6254.