Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
What REALLY Happens to YOUR Medical Records?
A series of unsettling truths
January 8, 2014
Your Referral Record…
Your Referral Results…
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
From: Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Cae and Specialist Physicians: Finding Common Ground
Percentage of physicians reporting they “always” or “most of the time” send or receive communication regarding referrals and consultations at baseline and then with the addition of each of the 4 practice supports. HIT indicates health information technology; PCP, primary care physician.
Figure Legend:
Did you read it?
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
From: Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
From: Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care
Did you ask about it?
Just doing their job…
Did you know?
The take-away themes
• Interoperability – HIT improves communication, but only if the systems are compatible
• Care coordination – someone ensuring that information is reliably transmitted and received
• Patient Education – awareness, involvement, empowerment
ReferencesHello Doctor. What really happens to your medical records. Posted by
Kathleen Hoffman, 20 Dec. 2013. http://medivizor.com/blog/2013/12/20/what-really-happens-to-your-medical-record-infographic/.
Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, Williams MV, Basaviah P, Baker DW. Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care. JAMA.2007;297(8):831-841. doi:10.1001/jama.297.8.831. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=205790.
O’Malley AS, Reschovsky JD. Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians: Finding Common Ground. Arch Intern Med.2011;171(1):56-65. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.480. http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=226367.
