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HOW MERCY HEALTH USED EHR PROTOCOLS TO REPOND TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

January 09, 2018

https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/signosvitales/opioides/index.html

Mercy Health understood their important role in addressing the public health crisis, and strategized with their teams on how to facilitate improved outcomes and reduce the overall risk for patients susceptible to opioid addiction.

Mercy Health demonstrated exceptional use of data driven insights to improve reimbursement and make progress against the opioid epidemic,” stated James E. Gaston, senior director, healthcare advisory services, HIMSS Analytics. “Mercy Health is using information and technology for the betterment of patient care.”

Read the full article, published in Healthcare IT News, to learn more.

Reference:

Bilek, M.. (2017). Mercy Health earns HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 for fighting back against opioid epidemic. Retrieve febreary 3,2018, from http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mercy-health-earns-himss-analytics-stage-7-fighting-back-against-opioid-epidemic