PractitionersWhat VITL Can Do For Health Care Providers
In today’s health care system, providers need rapid access to patient information at any time, anywhere. Vermont’s hospitals and some physician practices have begun to use electronic medical records, but a major drawback is that they have limited information about care provided outside their organization. For example, if a patient from Newport travels to Burlington to see a specialist or undergo a hospital procedure, his or her complete medical history from Newport and other locations may not make it to Burlington.
Without knowledge of a patient’s medical history, physicians are forced to request duplicative tests to support their clinical decisionmaking. In addition, public health agencies and providers are demanding information that is critical to identifying, tracking, and responding to health threats ranging from traditional epidemics to deliberate terrorist attacks.
Sharing Real-Time Clinical Information
VITL is developing a Vermont health information exchange to share real-time clinical information across the state to improve patient outcomes while reducing service duplication and decreasing the rate at which health care spending occurs. VITL provides a reliable, secure system that provides the right information on the right patient to the right provider at the right time in order to enable more efficient and timely medical care delivery and administration; improve health care quality, safety, and outcomes; decrease costs; and increase patient and citizen satisfaction with health care.
In this section of VITL's website, you will find:
-- A resources page, with documents and links to additional information sources.
-- VITL's list of pre-screened EHRs, and guidance on how to use the list.
-- Information about the VITL Summit, an annual educational event.
-- A page with information about Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentives
-- A toolkit to help practices evaluate EHRs
Elsewhere on this site, you can:
-- Read the Vermont Health Information Technology Plan
-- See what services VITL provides to hospitals, physicians, and other customers.
-- Get an update on VITL's ongoing projects.
-- Read the latest news about VITL and health information exchange in Vermont.
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