“Specialty physicians can better coordinate the care of patients with chronic diseases using electronic health records and providing e-consulations, according to results of a Kaiser Permanente project.
A five-year quality improvement project conducted in Hawaii by Kaiser Permanente demonstrated that nephrologists can take a more active role in managing kidney disease by using EHRs to coordinate care among primary and specialty care providers. In the project, nephrologists consulted remotely with primary care doctors to help manage patients at risk for end-stage renal disease.”
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 10 July 2009
