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Physicians spend 20 to 30 percent of their time searching for information. And often, they don’t find what they need in locally maintained patient records. The lack of immediate access to a comprehensive, cross-institutional patient health record is the source of thousands of medical errors, duplicate tests, repeat office visits, and repeat hospitalizations each year.
Secure electronic health information exchange allows patients and physicians to make sure that patient health information is available when and where it is needed by your treating physicians.
How Does Health Information Exchange Benefit You?
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Your health information is available quickly in case of a medical emergency—even if you are unconscious.
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Your test results, lab reports, and radiology reports will get to your physician faster—no more
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Your records follow you when you see specialists or change doctors—no more lugging your records around.
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Your health care providers can avoid duplicating tests and treatments already ordered by other providers—saving you time and out-of-pocket expense.
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Your doctor can see which medications your insurance will cover—saving you trips to the pharmacy only to find out that your medication isn’t covered.
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Your health care providers can more easily coordinate your care—now your whole health care team can work together to give you the best care possible.
What Kinds of Information Are Available?
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Demographic info (address, phone number, birth date)
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Insurance information
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Laboratory results
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Radiology reports
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Hospital admission and discharge reports
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Medications
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Allergies
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Diagnoses
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Emergency contact information
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Advance directives
Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE): Committed to Your Privacy
Secure electronic health information exchange initiatives have emerged as a solution to the challenges in accessing clinical information from various unconnected sources. Health Information Exchange is supported by physicians and hospitals to ensure safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective health care for their patients. GLHIE provides secure, electronic exchange of health information. We have prepared this guide so that you can learn more about health information exchange and why your provider participates.
The privacy and security of your health information is our priority. Health information is protected and exchanged under rigid medical privacy and confidentiality standards and procedures. GLHIE complies with all state and federal regulations regarding the privacy and security of health information. Through GLHIE, your information is available to your authorized health care providers electronically. You can elect not to participate, which means that your health care providers will not be able to access your information through GLHIE. If you would like to “opt out,” ask your health care provider for the “GLHIE Participation Change” form or find it on the GLHIE website.
For more information about GLHIE and privacy and security, click here.