Dr. Brian Crownover got a notification from the Idaho Health Data Exchange that his patient was in the emergency room, Audrey Dutton writes for the Idaho Capital Sun. Crownover is
Originally published June 28 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.Dr. Brian Crownover got a notification from the Idaho Health Data Exchange that his patient was in the emergency room. Crownover is a primary care
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When Capitol Health Associates was brought in to run the Idaho Health Data Exchange, one of the biggest challenges was overcoming the lack of confidence from Idaho s stakeholders in the HIE s ability to deliver complete and reliable data.
THE PROBLEM
To meet the needs of Idaho s providers, payers and other organizations, the top priority was to deliver a longitudinal health record that stakeholders could trust to achieve care management, performance measurement and quality improvement. Step one was implementing a proven identity-resolution solution, which is at the heart of providing reliable health information.
IHDE needed to establish a unique patient ID for every enrolled individual who has records in the HIE, said Dr. Craig Jones, chief medical officer at Idaho Health Data Exchange.