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I'm with Kaiser and my favorite thing compared to the PPOs I've been with in the past is the integrated IT health records. Any doctor, specialists, ER, can see
by guelo 9y ago
I'm with Kaiser and my favorite thing compared to the PPOs I've been with in the past is the integrated IT health records. Any doctor, specialists, ER, can see my whole history of ailments and drugs and lab test results. When my doctor orders up a specialist or a pharmacy I don't have to re-explain anything, it's all in the system. I'm sure it helps reduce medical errors.
- briffle 9y agoThey were the first 'big' client of Epic Software. Many other hospital systems around the US now use Epic, and have similar features.
- guelo 9y agoThe difference is when you're on something like BlueCross you have a "network" of hospitals and independent doctors and labs and pharmacies that you can choose from. But those are not on all on one IT system and a lot of times they have no way of communicating with each other. With Kaiser it's all vertically integrated under one company that can impose a system-wide IT system.
- astrange 9y agoYou may be amused to hear about the programming language they use. https://thedailywtf.com/articles/A_Case_of_the_MUMPS https://thedailywtf.com/articles/A_Case_of_the_MUMPS