Some records are already online and will follow the Continuity of Care Document format. Back in June I had posted about the pilot program with Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston which has already been up and running for disability records , also the hospital offers patients personal health records...
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on 11-24-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, EHR, PHR, Health Records, VA, Kaiser Permanente, Social Security, Beth Israel Deaconess of Boston, Department of Defense
Interchange and interoperability of medical records continues, this time with the Department of Defense and the VA. Just yesterday I posted about the exchange between Kaiser Permanente and the VA. The VA has also joined Internet 2 to become an active participant. Again, with...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-26-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, EHR, PHR, Health Records, VA, Kaiser Permanente, Social Security, Beth Israel Deaconess of Boston, Department of Defense
The Social Security Administration also has an interest and has a project in place to automate the process for obtaining authorized information from electronic health records. With over 2 million claims for disability benefits each year, the process is becoming a bit overwhelming. The...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 06-10-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, Beth Israel Deaconess, Social Security