The medical home model relies not only on teamwork between multiple healthcare providers, but complete and constant communication. A health information exchange, or HIE, allows providers to move information quickly and easily to all involved caregivers through various means.
The medical home model relies not only on teamwork between multiple healthcare providers, but complete and constant communication. A health information exchange, or HIE, allows providers to move information quickly and easily to all involved caregivers through various means.
In Pennsylvania, the Keystone Beacon Community is utilizing its regional HIE to keep providers informed and also get patients more involved and in-synch with their care. Jim Younkin, IT director for Geisinger Health System, explains how the HIE and the medical home model can work seamlessly together to boost patient care.
Cybersecurity breach reports low during the pandemic
September 7th 2020A new report from CI Security suggests cybersecurity breaches were lower during healthcare's rapid transition to virtual care throughout the pandemic. In this episode of Perspectives, we look at why this might be and other aspects of their report with CI Security's Healthcare Executive Strategist, Drex DeFord.