Health Information Exchange offers providers and payors a window into the complete patient record. HIE offer providers services including encounter notification, a portal for querying patient medical history and encounter reporting. DC HIE services will assist health care stakeholders in managing priorities, assessing up-to-date patient information and working with others involved in patient care. The following is a list of the benefits of HIE by stakeholder. For information on services available to DC providers, including ENS alerts and Query portal, please visit www.crisphealth.org
Patients
- Improved payment coordination
- Improved clinical outcomes
- Improved transitions of care
- Reduction or elimination of duplicative or unnecessary procedures or tests; and
- Improved visit experience and satisfaction
Providers
- Reduced health care costs
- Achievement of Meaningful Use objectives
- Access to valuable clinical data
- Improved monitoring of patient movement and disease management
- Improved patient satisfaction and provider experience
Access to an established and robust health information architecture to set the stage for future opportunities such as:
- Cross-facility utilization and readmissions
- Opportunities for trend and pattern analysis
- “Frequent flyer” identification (high utilizers)
- Care management platforms
- Advanced financial and clinical analytics
Government/Public Health
- Improved understanding of clinical needs for District residents and patients
- Access to public health and population health data in a more timely manner than retrospective claims analysis
- Support DHCF/DC Medicaid in developing and prioritizing programs to improve health of District residents