Utah announced yesterday, a network of State health called the exchange of clinical health information information. The system is running for UHIN, a quasi-judicial body whose long-term a health information network in the State that has been used to link to the taxpayers and beneficiaries. Expanding its reach in the information clinic is something natural and will be a great thing if it comes to pass. In your "about us" page:
The objective of her cHIE is to improve the quality of care received by increasing the efficiency and the maintenance of the safety of the patient. This is achieved by allowing that health professionals be better informed and reducing the time and costs associated with the lack of information and requests for duplicate tests.
Her cHIE is a Utah effort to improve the quality of care received by providing its participating physicians see critical medical information about you, no matter where receives health care in Utah. It simply provides the means to locate and view information from entities of health are involved in this effort by the community.
The information shared may include laboratory and results of Radiology, transcript of reports, stories of medication and immunization, allergies and other medical reports.
My first thought was "great, want sign!" Je.
Patients have to fill in a form of consent (PDF) and bring it to each provider. The signature of the form has to be witnessed by an "authorized agent". Basically, you have a form to fill. (I think it has for each supplier.) It is not clear from the site. (If not, then once consent to one, it would consent to all).
If you are a supplier is even worse: three forms that must be faxed or mailed in. And suppliers of software and electronic health record that we all have to do the same.
Difficult to imagine how can be a network of health information based on paper forms by fax online, but I guess that it is normal in the field of health. But it is actually much worse than only paper forms. There is no way for to me to "join" as an individual, only give my consent to suppliers to get my information in the system, presumably do not have access to it, you can not review it and may not be used anywhere else.
A missed opportunity. Imagine if they settled as a personal data store, where I participate as an individual and really control my health information. Rather than some blanket consent could authorize and deauthorize provider access to specific information more easily.
To be fair, there are legal restrictions on what can be done. And some patients would not be comfortable with a subscription account and online. Even so, the structure of this system reinforces the vision of the "all medical knowledge" and further weakens the ability of patients to participate in their own care.
Posted by windley on June 17, 2011 9: 22 AM
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