tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 6

HEALTH IT: EHRs Might Hold The Key to Cancer, Diabetes And Other Diseases

New databases make it possible to hold virtual clinical studies.The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) campaign to usher the U.S. health care system into the digital age may carry unexpected bonuses. Recent research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio, Kaiser Permanente and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicates that the health histories contained in millions of electronic health records (EHRs) can help doctors estimate the efficacy of future treatments, according to a new Health Affairs report. Because the databases of organizations such as the Veterans Health Administration, Kaiser and the...

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