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A recent HIMSS study reveals hospitals that have implemented EMRs can better predict and decrease mortality rates.

HIMSS Analytics and Healthgradesrecently released EMR Effectiveness: The Positive Benefit Electronic Medical Record Adoption has on Mortality Rates, a whitepaper analyzing the effects of electronic medical record (EMR) implementation on predicting and decreasing mortality rates. The study set out to specifically answer the following questions:

Is there a relationship between the level of adoption of electronic medical records and hospital performance?What aspect of that performance is related most strongly to the adoption?Are there certain clinical areas (defined by the Healthgrades mortality - based cohorts) where this relationship is stronger or weaker?What additional variables, if any are related to the adoption level?

 

 

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http://www.healthitoutcomes.com/doc/emr-adoption-reduces-mortality-rates-0001?sectionCode=Welcome&templateCode=Single&user=3038524&source=nl:41012&utm_source=et_6231164&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HCIT_2014-08-21&utm_term=fd91cba1-9689-44ea-949e-df06ee3a43e1&utm_content=EMR%2bAdoption%2bReduces%2bMortality%2bRates

 

Via Ignacio Fernández Alberti, CTIC-FCS-UC

45% of U.S. adults live with chronic disease 

Living with a chronic disease has an independent effect on people’s technology adoption and health behavior 

 

72% of U.S. adults living with chronic conditions use the internet 

 

7 in 10 track weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptoms 

 

 

67% of U.S. adults living with high blood pressure are internet users

69% of U.S. adults living with asthma or other lung conditions are internet users

56% of U.S. adults living with diabetes are internet users

59% of U.S. adults living with heart conditions are internet users

70% of U.S. adults living with a chronic condition other than those specified in the report are internet users.

 

Surprisingly, only 11% of U.S. adults living with one or more chronic conditions have consulted online rankings or reviews of hospitals or other medical facilities.

People living with chronic conditions are more likely than others to fact check with a medical professional what they find online

 

The findings of this report presents a great opportunity of engaging patients with chronic conditions using internet and social media

Via Parag Vora, nrip