How would EHR/HIE be useful in an emergency?
When someone needs care in an emergency, that person might be far from home, unable to communicate or unable to remember key information, such as names and doses of prescription drugs. Allowing a physician to retrieve the patient’s records quickly and completely speeds the delivery of appropriate care, and avoids unnecessary duplicative testing, medical errors and extra costs. This is the ultimate goal the federalgovernment has set for 2014.
