Today’s healthcare system is undergoing radical shifts in care delivery and payment models, transforming the very nature of the care continuum. The imperative to decrease cost, improve quality, and measure and report on outcomes is prompting stakeholders to focus on value-based care through coordinated, patient-centric, and data-driven care delivery. Providers recognize that complex interactions between the varying physical, mental, and behavioral needs of a patient contribute to overall health—and are increasingly seeking to incorporate community and social service entities into the care continuum. Advanced case management technology can help social service organizations collect, integrate, and manage data to deliver high-quality, value-based care to underserved populations while also improving operational efficiency and report for compliance and outcomes. This paper describes the experience of two such organizations, Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago as they implement health information technology to serve their patient populations.

Dr. Hon Pak, MD, FAAD, Chief Medical Officer at 3M. Keynote at eHI 2017 Annual Member and Executive Networking Meeting

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White paper by IBM that examines the value of analytics in the healthcare industry based on the insight of executives from around the world.

This white paper, by Point of Care Partners, introduces eMedication Management and explains why it is needed to highlight where and how health IT can improve processes for patient assessment, prescribing and dispensing medications, and monitoring outcomes.

A number of states, regions and communities across the U.S. are mobilizing healthcare information across organizations to improve health and healthcare through multi-stakeholder collaborative efforts. These initiatives involve a broad range of participants, including hospitals and other healthcare providers, physician practices, health plans, employers and other healthcare purchasers, laboratories, pharmacies, public health agencies, state and local governmental agencies, and most importantly, patients. In May 2005, the eHealth Initiative Foundation (eHI) launched its Second Annual Survey of State, Regional and Community-based Health Information Exchange Initiatives and Organizations. Responses from 109 health information exchange (HIE) efforts are included in our analysis of survey results. The survey includes questions about goals, objectives and functionality; organizational and governance models; financing and sustainability; policies for information-sharing; legal issues; and technical strategies. Self-reported information from the 109 initiatives across 45 states and the District of Columbia is a significant representation of the collective voice of the health information exchange community. This report documents the emerging trends, issues and challenges facing this community across the U.S.