Connected For Health: Using Electronic Health Records To Transform Care Delivery

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Kaiser Permanente has implemented the largest nongovernmental electronic health record in the world, serving more than 8.6 million Kaiser Permanente members. Called KP HealthConnect, its impact on patient care outcomes, efficiency, safety, and patient engagement and satisfaction already is of intense interest throughout the health care industry. In this volume, Louise L. Liang, MD, who led the massive KP HealthConnect implementation, collects lessons learned from the organization's successful deployment strategy and highlights ways in which the new technological tools are changing and improving - the health care provided to patients and the operations and culture of the organization. Advance praise for Connected for Health "Health care transformation requires leadership and innovation. Connected for Health clearly shows there is no shortage of either at Kaiser Permanente. This is a must read for policy makers and practitioners as the lessons are of critical value if we are to achieve quality, affordable care for Americans." —H. Stephen Lieber, president and CEO, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society "Connected for Health shares what Kaiser Permanente has learned so far in tapping the vast potential of electronic health records to improve care and expand the frontiers of medical research. It is a journey that should be of great interest to policy leaders in the United States and around the world." —Karen Davis, president, The Commonwealth Fund "This book is destined to become an important part of the critical dialogue on what reforming our health care system really means." —James J. Mongan, MD, Professor of Health Care Policy and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School "Connected for Health shows how KP HealthConnect is facilitating great team-based care, getting quality right every time, getting patients activated, and freeing caregivers to connect as true healers with their patients." —Margaret E. O'Kane, president, National Committee for Quality Assurance "Effective implementation and use of health information technology is critical to improving the quality, safety, and affordability of health care. This book provides a great opportunity for others to learn from Kaiser Permanente's pioneering efforts." —Janet M. Corrigan, president and CEO, National Quality Forum

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (May 25, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1118018354

ISBN-13: 978-1118018354

Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Excellent read for anyone interested in Electronic Hospital Records implementation. Love 'em or hate 'em, Kaiser is the gold standard and this tells how they got there. Hits all the right marks on what needs to happen before, during and after going 'live' with an EHR system. Could also serve as a blueprint for any large corporate endeavor. Highly recommended reading.

I have cited this book at some length on my REC Blog. I work in Health IT and process improvement. I have seen George Halvorson speak at several national Health IT conferences. He is all over it. I would recommend this multi-perspective book to anyone interested in truly improving our health care system.

I bought this for school, and I am glad I did. It is a good book to have, easy to read, even for physicians and healthcare leaders. If this was not a required book for my Health Information Technology class, I would have not known, and am glad I have it as a reference.

I got my book in excellent condition.Thank youkeep the good workI thought I was looking for the wrong version, but I realized I had the required book, after calling the publisher I found there are two ISBN numbers for the same book. So I am happy with my choice.

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