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Dealing with Data Delay 

Is your organization facing delays in access to data? If so, you are not alone. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 20% of preventable medical errors in the US are caused by the lack of immediate access to health information.

Even the most-wired providers can face backlogs, and lab interoperability issues, such as results waiting to be hand-entered or scanned into an EHR or LIS. Meanwhile, as clinicians wait for data to be made available, patient safety can be compromised when action is delayed.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently reported the current adoption rate of electronic health records by physician practices stands at just under 40%. Hospitals are slightly higher, at 44%. This represents a significant gain – nearly triple the rate in 2010 when incentive funds from the U.S. government were first discussed.