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HOW CONVERGENCE ENHANCES MEDICAL INFORMATION SHARING: WHAT RHIO LEADERS NEED TO KNOW
AT&T, July 1, 2007
The U.S. healthcare system is facing significant issues in such areas as total cost, efficiency and availability of information. There is common agreement that the cure must include integrated systems for gathering, storing and sharing medical information. The availability of current, accurate medical information can reduce medical errors, cut duplicate tests, and give practitioners a firmer basis for treatment decisions. Encouraged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a new kind of organization, the Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), is leading the way.
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