Mercy Health exchanged almost 2.5 million records in the first four months of 2015 alone and since its go-live with Care Everywhere in 2012, it has exchanged more than 10 million patient records with 234 other organizations across 48 states.
Patients in Kentucky and Ohio served by Mercy Health are benefitting from smoother healthcare record transmission not just between clinicians within Mercy Health but also with: Organizations using electronic health records (EHRs) from other vendors Health Information Service Providers Health Information Exchanges Organizations on the eHealth Exchange Government entities such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration.
“We’re so thankful to be a part of an organization that puts our patients first through investments such as a patient health record exchange,” says Steven Grinnell, Lourdes President and CEO. “Our ability to share the right data with the right provider and the right time ensures that our patients benefit from the best possible care, since their vital information follows them no matter where life takes them.”
This kind of exchange also streamlines care, since providers with patient records at their fingertips don’t need to do additional consultations or duplicate testing the patient has already undergone. It also reduces errors, since patients don’t have to remember a particular test result or when a doctor’s visit took place and staff doesn’t have to worry about searching through paper charts to transfer necessary data.
Information provided by Suzanne Farmer, Lourdes Hospital.
