What are the benefits of the CCR?
The CCR should have a great impact on the quality of care, on the reduction of medical errors, and on the containment of costs. The potential benefits are obvious: • The next healthcare provider will not have to guess about a patient’s allergies, medications, or current and recent past diagnoses and other pertinent information. • The next healthcare provider will be informed about the patient’s most recent healthcare assessment and services. • The next healthcare provider will be informed about recommendations of the caregiver who last treated the patient. • As patient demographics will be provided, time and effort will be saved by not having to repeatedly ask a patient for demographic information in detail. Rather, it can be verified, which takes less time. • A patient’s insurance status will more easily be established. Over time, this can be expanded within the system. • Costs associated with the patient’s care will be reduced, for example through avoiding repetitive tests and basic
