| | Research and EvaluationEven great ideas should be tested, refined, and tested again. External research and evaluation of our programs is essential to assessing the validity of our ideas, with an eye towards seeing their replication across the country. The Hudson Valley Initiative aggressively pursues research on the effectiveness of its programs through robust collaboration with Weill Cornell Medical College, and can look to a published track record that demonstrates positive outcomes.
Independent evaluations by Weill Cornell encompass a number of studies that measure the impact of Hudson Valley Initiative technologies and programs. They can quantify the clinical and economic value of our initiatives and illuminate the impact they have on health care quality, costs, medication safety, consumer satisfaction, provider experience and implications for health care policy. So far, we've found that:
- Use of electronic prescribing significantly decreases the frequency of medication errors.
- Use of an electronic portal for laboratory result viewing significantly increases quality of care.
- Most health care consumers in the Hudson Valley are supportive of electronic health information exchange, both in terms of participating themselves and having their physicians participate.
- Physician leadership is critical for community transformation.
See the articles for detailed descriptions of research findings to date. Great ideas are meant to be shared, so feel free to spread the good word about revolutionary health care transformation. Click here. |
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