“I had a patient who I saw last year who said ‘I had a stroke’. In my mind there are certain things I think the patient is going to need after having a stroke—I requested the records three or four different times and did not get them and waiting for those things meant three or four months that the patient wasn’t able to get those services. I still follow the patient and he still has limitations that I’m not convinced he would have had otherwise.”
Medical Director, Sacramento Native American Health Center
“Even though I am young and may look healthy, I have a serious preexisting condition—for which I have had to manage all my own complicated medical records. If I have a medical emergency and am unconscious, no one would know about my complicated history or how to get me back to health. All of this simply can’t be put on the patient.”
Patient Advocate
“When my daughter was six years old, she nearly lost her life due to a run-of-the-mill antibiotic she was prescribed—which was contraindicated to the disease she has. This mistake nearly cost her her life—and it would have been completely prevented if her doctor had easy access to her medical history. We have to do better than this.”
Patient Advocate
“Currently, providing care can be especially difficult in cases where there is a John Doe or unconscious person with only a driver’s license for reference. If data was available faster, it would streamline the process of trauma care and allow us to provide care faster.”
EMT
“Our doctors have to make split-second decisions for patients every day—and sometimes lives hang in the balance. Investing in an HIE will mean providers know critical information about allergies, pre existing conditions, and medications. It will save lives. Guaranteed.”
Riverside County Medical Association
Patient Advocate