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Community health information exchanges may re

image: Sloan-Aagard, C. The Impact of Community Health Information Exchange Usage by Primary Care Physicians Time to Re-utilization of Hospital Services. view more Credit: Annals of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Researchers examined whether primary care physicians’ use of a secure community health information exchange (HIE) to access data about patient care transitions reduced the likelihood of the patient being re-hospitalized. Doctors’ use of the HIE was associated with an increased length of time that patients were admitted to the ED from 99 to 238 days. The likelihood of a return visit to the ED was decreased by 53% while…
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Update Your Other Health Insurance Info for TRICARE > TRICARE Newsroom > Articles

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The new year is here, so it’s important to take stock of your family’s overall health plan coverage. This is especially true when it comes to other health insurance (OHI). You may have had OHI last year, but now no longer. Or perhaps you’ve recently gained or changed OHI. In any of these cases, make sure your OHI information is current with TRICARE, so your health care claims are considered accurately. “It’s important to tell your doctor and other health care providers if you have coverage in addition to TRICARE,” said Shane Pham, TRICARE Health Plan…