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…

Privia Health (PRVA) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Privia Health (PRVA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.12 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 100%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this physician practice management company would post a loss of $0.03 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.14, delivering a surprise of 566.67%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Privia Health , which belongs to…