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  • 1.  August Chapter Discussion

    Posted 07-20-2016 16:47

    Hi Southern California ANIA members.  Re-posting this topic.  Please read and respond with comments before August 31, 2016.

    Interoperability; How Important Is It?

    In today's healthcare environment, there is a lot of discussion regarding meaningful use, hospital reimbursement, and the importance of electronic medical record interoperability with regard to patient safety. According to American Medical Association (AMA) President Steven Stack, MD,"The lack of interoperability is one of the major reasons why the promise of electronic health records (EHR) has not been fulfilled."  As a patient, quality of care can at times seem substandard when being cared for in a system that does not have an EHR that interfaces even within its own facility, let alone with outside facilities.  Please read the posted article; 
    Monegain, B. (2016, June 06). MACRA gives healthcare a fresh start for EHR interoperability, AMA President Steven Stack says. Retrieved June 07, 2016, from http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/macra-gives-healthcare-fresh-start-ehr-interoperability-ama-president-steven-stack-says 

     

    What are your thoughts, as to how interoperability affects patient safety?

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    Susan Balou MSN RN
    Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist
    Anaheim CA
    Jasmine Gloria
    Training Specialist 2
    Fountain Valley, California
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  • 2.  RE: August Chapter Discussion

    Posted 07-20-2016 17:01

    Correction: Choose Reply to Discussion button to answer

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    Susan Balou MSN RN
    Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist
    Anaheim CA



  • 3.  RE: August Chapter Discussion

    Posted 10-07-2016 13:35

    Please respond with any input on this article.   Thank you! 

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    Betty Blahna BSN RN M-PM
    Nursing Informatics Officer
    Duarte CA