“By analyzing six years of hospital admissions and emergency room visits for patients over the age of 18, researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School were able to determine potential domestic abuse victims an average of two years before the actual diagnosis.
This is not your standard use of EHRs, but it’s certainly an important one with huge implications. It means having the ability to prevent future injury, thereby avoiding cost for patient, provider and payer. It could mean helping change the path of the patient’s life and improving his or her quality of life. More importantly, it can literally mean the difference between life and death.”
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Patty Enrado, EHRWatch, 1 October 2009
Article (Reis 2009)
