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. 2019 Jul;36(7):322-326.

Usage of and Attitudes Toward Health Information Exchange Before and After System Implementation in a VA Medical Center

Julia M Whealin  1 , Reese Omizo  1 , Christopher Lopez  1
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Usage of and Attitudes Toward Health Information Exchange Before and After System Implementation in a VA Medical Center

Julia M Whealin et al. Fed Pract. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

A quality improvement project demonstrated a meaningful improvement in VA staff satisfaction regarding access to community-based health records after implementation of an externally developed health information exchange system.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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Staff Reporting Access to Needed Community Records Before and After HIE Implementation (N = 32) Abbreviation: HIE, health information exchange.
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Staff Reporting Satisfaction With Community Records Access Before and After HIE Implementation (N = 20) Abbreviations: HIE, health information exchange.
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