Texas Health Services Authority (Statewide HIE)

The Texas Health Services Authority’s Increasing Adoption of National Networks Workgroup has created a tool to help with understanding national networks. Sometimes information about national networks can be confusing. The Workgroup hopes that this tool will ease the confusion. Please feel free to share!   https://lnkd.in/gkiBBdme

Health informatics professionals this is an exciting opportunity.

Using the Driver's License to capture an individual's name at registration ensures medical records travel with a person. AHIMA recommends capture of the legal name and use of the US Postal Service Address in support of patient safety. Ask your organization - Are you taking advantage of this patient safety opportunity?

A Driver’s License Can Drive Healthcare Having medical records travel with a person is made possible by patient matching across electronic health vendors. Inconsistent capture of patient names is a key reason that patient matching varies, putting Texans at risk for delays in care, repeat imaging, medication mishaps, and added expense. Putting everyone at risk for payer denials and delays.    Capturing names in a consistent, standardized manner gets easier on January 1, 2025, with expansion of Texas Transportation Code to include healthcare as an exception for access and use of electronically readable information to capture demographics (name, date of birth, address and drivers’ license number). This will make the check-in process quicker, error free, and improve patient matching. A big benefit with a long line of patients waiting to be registered.  Several electronic health vendors can scan a Driver’s License and auto populate registration fields. Healthcare organizations should check with their electronic health vendor on their ability to scan the Driver’s License to fill registration fields. Vendors respond to what interests us, let them know that you are interested in this time saving process. Let the Driver’s License drive the registration process and allow the medical record to follow the patient.     TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES (texas.gov)

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Join the The Sequoia Project, AHIMA and Texas Health Services Authority (Statewide HIE) in Data Usability Taking Root - small, steady steps make a difference. Commit to the difference.

THSA is a proud Data Usability Taking Root Supporter and we encourage others to join in this effort https://lnkd.in/gUf8zs7C

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We are excited to be part of the discussions on bridging the tension of usability, privacy, security, and identity. Thank you DirectTrust for bringing this fundamental issue to the forefront.