Improving access to urgent care for Honolulu’s homeless and decreasing their over-utilization of ambulance services and visits to hospital emergency departments—often for non-urgent needs—have been top priorities of the Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui, also known as the H-4 Project.

Some estimate that the care provided to a homeless individual averages $80,000 per year—money that must be absorbed by providers or paid by taxpayers.

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Hawai‘i Health Information Exchange (HHIE) is playing a key role in making the health information of U.S. veterans more easily accessible to Hawai‘i providers.

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Improving interoperability — the ability of healthcare organizations to exchange patient data across different electronic health record systems—continues to be one of the toughest challenges facing health information exchanges across the country. This situation is often exacerbated by patients who often share their identify in different ways with different healthcare providers. Identifying and matching patient data adds to the complexity of data exchange.

The inconsistencies in the way patient demographic data is captured can lead to duplicative or mismatched health records. This can have adverse clinical and financial consequences—reduced quality of care or delays in care for patients,increased hospital re-admissions, and unnecessary healthcare spending.

 

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Hawai‘i HIE Hosts Record Attendance at Health IT Summit 500+ providers and staff gathered Sept. 19, 2015, to hear State Sen. Josh Green, MD, Health Director Virginia Pressler, MC, and many other health IT leaders. Also in this issue: 2015 Health... read the full article

The Hawai`i Health Information Exchange (Hawai`i HIE) will now serve as the vehicle for exchanging patient data between HMSA and providers participating in the health plan’s quality initiatives, including patient-centered medical home (PCMH)... read the full article