HIMSS 2023
Global Health Conference and Exhibition

Mother and Baby Care: Continuity Along the Journey

Easy access to Jenny's records and real-time monitoring of her baby in utero is essential to their care. Sharing the newborn's screening information with birth registries helps improve public health and allows the newborn to receive care as needed. Documenting postpartum care plans and immunization schedules also helps improve outcomes for mothers and babies. 

Record Locator Service: Powering Data Access in the Continuum of Care (CommonWell)

Teresa Reitman is a working mom of two who resides in Hoboken, New Jersey. She’s always up to date with her annual exams and is established with an internist as her primary care physician, a pulmonologist, and a cardiologist. Along her health journey, Teresa will also have one-time encounters in other care settings.

Safely Caring for Those in Need

Working with asthma can be difficult for Jeanne. Occupational health data can assist in improving her outcomes. Working closely with her primary care physician and specialists, treatment programs can be adjusted to reflect her work and living environments. Jeanne's data is valuable for her own care and to better track and measure similar patients' social determinants of health.

Simplifying Comprehensive Care Coordination

Li sees many providers and receives care from different organizations. Ensuring access to all this information across the entire care team can help prevent duplication, assist in payer transactions, and allow Li and her family to better participate in her treatment.

Moving the Needle: Sharing Immunization Records

Dwayne, a retired Veteran, visits his primary care physician (PCP) at the Veterans Health Administration clinic. He’s received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. After complaining about pain in his feet from an old injury, his PCP refers him to a private-sector specialist where he receives his COVID-19 booster. Dwayne decides to schedule corrective surgery at a facility in the state where his daughter lives so she can assist him with his recovery. During pre-op, he receives a second booster. All these vaccinations are available to Dwayne through consumer access tools and both registries have a complete record of Dwayne’s vaccine history. The Washington Department of Health gives Dwayne a smartcard with his vaccine history, which he can share with his providers and offer as proof of vaccination when needed.

Supporting Patient Affordability and Convenience

Lucy, like many patients, is facing a healthcare affordability crisis. With costs increasing and medication adherence decreasing, healthcare organizations must uncover the lowest-cost options and discuss financial responsibility with patients. With integrated real-time prescription benefit technology, Lucy and her clinician can discuss the cost of her medications, discount options, alternative covered medications, pharmacy locations, and more. This patient-centric approach to prescribing supports broader patient satisfaction and price transparency initiatives while enabling health systems to generate revenue. Behavioral analytics also support teams in understanding where there are opportunities to switch Lucy's medication regimen to help improve adherence and lower the cost of care.