It’s not about exchanging information – it is about sharing it. One of the biggest problems today in implementing electronic medical records is redundancy. Today, each provider that sees the patient records their version of the patient medical record. Often the record will differ between providers and sometimes it will even contain conflicting information. Not one provider has the complete medical record. This brings up the question of which record is most correct? And, what do we not know that could help us to provide a better outcome?
With today’s technology it is possible to create a virtual non-redundant database that contains the patient’s complete medical record, normalized to third normal form that can be shared by all authorized parties creating a more collaborative healthcare environment.
Sharing begins with recognition that the patient is the key that links all healthcare information. Once we embrace this paradigm shift we can begin to think about the solution from a totally different angle.
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