Consumers:

• Improved coordination of care
• Safer prescriptions
• Reduced duplicate medical procedure
• Empowerment through better education
• Simplified benefit processing

Physicians:

• Quicker access to lab and radiology results
• Streamlined access to patient histories
• Ability to access patient data outside the clinical setting
• Administrative efficiencies

"Implementation of this Health Information Exchange will allow the aggregation of health care data at the point of care, improving the efficiency and quality of care delivery, increasing patient safety by reducing the opportunity for medical errors, and helping to eliminate waste related to unnecessary or duplicative tests."

Omaha neurologist, Harris A. Frankel, MD, NeHII Board President

Health Care Providers:

• Improved efficiency of care
• Easier admission process
• Improvements in health care delivery
• Quicker access to test results
• Administrative work flow efficiencies

Employers:

• Decreased absenteeism - healthier employees
• Administrative efficiencies

"Using the software has reduced chart pulls and created a more efficient workflow. I use the trending of lad findings to educate and influence patients."

Dr. Karl Johsens, Santa Cruz, CA

"Health care providers across Nebraska will be able to securely exchange information via this new Web-based platform."

Nebraska Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy, NeHII Board member

Pharmacies:

• Reduced adverse drug events
• More responsive customer service
• Transparent transfer of prescriptions from one pharmacy to another
• Administrative efficiencies
• Improved monitoring of controlled substances
• Fraud reduction