EMR, Health Information Exchanges, teams of analysts organizing standards for information exchange, and mandates for upgrades should have set the stage for transparency beyond published fictional information by providers.
Would someone please comment about these projects? The affordable care act gave more than a billion dollars away for people to work on the exact same, redundant projects in regions across the United States. Did these initiatives reach production and are they running today?
Yes EMRs have been widely deployed, and the majority of providers are now connected to some sort of HIE. This has helped to improve care quality slightly by reducing medical errors and preventing the need for duplicate procedures. However it hasn't had much impact on billing or insurance issues; those will have to be addressed separately.
Would someone please comment about these projects? The affordable care act gave more than a billion dollars away for people to work on the exact same, redundant projects in regions across the United States. Did these initiatives reach production and are they running today?