Making Sense of eHealth

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Making Sense of eHealth

• Helping New Yorkers make good decisions about
  sharing their health information electronically

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Life is unpredictable...
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And health care can be complicated.
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Theres a lot to navigate,
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And there may be others
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Who depend on you.
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Health care used to require paper.
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But paper has limits.
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And risks.
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Imagine a better way.
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New York is building eHealth networks
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That build on nationwide eHealth efforts

• (W)e do a better job tracking a FedEx package in
  this country than we do tracking a patient's
  health records...

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Now is the time.

• - The US health care system is in desperate need
  of reform
• - 95 of Americans see benefits in having
  medical information in electronic form
• The federal government is investing an
  unprecedented 19 billion in health information
  technology through the Stimulus Package
• Nearly 70 of states report very significant
  e-health activities.
• New York is among the leaders nationwide

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What eHealth means for health care providers
A fuller picture of their patients' health...
when and where they need it.
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What eHealth means for the consumer/patient

• Safer health care
• Convenience
• More control of your own (and your familys)
  health

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Consent Its Up to You
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