Despite $600 Million From Stimulus, Jury Out On Health Information Exchanges
New study inconclusive on benefits of Health Information Exchanges to hospitals. But what about benefits to patients?
RAND Research Corporation published a new study on the benefits of Health Information Exchanges to hospital emergency rooms. In short, it found that more tests and trials were needed to truly uncover what’s working.
But there’s a story here that’s missing. Beyond what the benefits are to hospitals, how are the exchanges benefiting the healthcare consumer?