The Kaiser Permanente Electronic Health Record: Transforming And Streamlining Modalities Of Care
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- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 28 (2) , 323-333
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.323
Abstract
We examined the impact of implementing a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system on ambulatory care use in an integrated health care delivery system with more than 225,000 members. Between 2004 and 2007, the annual age/sex-adjusted total office visit rate decreased 26.2 percent, the adjusted primary care office visit rate decreased 25.3 percent, and the adjusted specialty care office visit rate decreased 21.5 percent. Scheduled telephone visits increased more than eightfold, and secure e-mail messaging, which began in late 2005, increased nearly sixfold by 2007. Introducing an EHR creates operational efficiencies by offering nontraditional, patient-centered ways of providing care.Keywords
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