- Center on Health Equity & Access
- Clinical
- Health Care Cost
- Health Care Delivery
- Insurance
- Policy
- Technology
- Value-Based Care
Florida Politics Creating Bumps On Health Information 'Highway'
At Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, old paper-based files are slowly being replaced. Florida is one of the first states to help doctors and hospitals adopt a new way of transferring patient information. The idea behind the Health Information Exchange Network, run by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, is "the exchange is the highway, the electronic record is the car," according to Heidi Fox, who is directing the effort.
Individual providers can look up patient records held by a participating provider. When a doctor needs the file, it can be sent through encrypted messaging - the "highway."
For the last three years, Florida has been building the network. Right now, three small systems in the state are using it, and the goal is to expand to every health care provider in the state.
Read the full story at: http://tinyurl.com/6m755vk
Sources: Kaiser Health News; National Public Radio (NPR); WFSU-FM
New Research Links Gender, Racial Microaggressions to Higher Postpartum Blood Pressure
January 9th 2025Acts of discrimination, including subtle microaggressions, during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to higher maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women, and are linked to increased postpartum blood pressure, highlighting the need for improved health care interventions and racial equity in maternity care.
Read More
Managed Care Cast Presents: BTK Inhibitors in Treatment-Naive Patients With CLL and MCL
December 26th 2024A trio of experts discuss the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, including cost considerations.
Listen
