The Medical Society of Delaware is making web-based tools available to its members to boost doctor-patient communication and is also providing free personal health records to all state residents.
Officials said the society will provide these new tools to its members and residents through a partnership with Atlanta-based RelayHealth.
"According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 83 percent of all patient encounters occur in the physician's office," said Mark A. Meister, Sr., executive director, Medical Society of Delaware.
"The primacy of the physician-patient relationship means that physicians are in the best position to have the greatest influence on patient care and the individual choices a patient makes," he added. "The Medical Society of Delaware will make available to our members RelayHealth's secure, electronic tools to help physicians create a more connected experience with their patients. We want to help improve patient access to care, increase patient engagement in their own care, and create efficiencies within our members' practices. The end goal is to improve healthcare for all residents of Delaware."
As part of the agreement with RelayHealth, physicians will be able to share clinical laboratory results provided by Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) with their patients via secure messaging.
"Physicians are the key to transforming healthcare in the United States," said Jim Bodenbender, president, RelayHealth Connectivity Solutions. "And RelayHealth is proud to support the efforts of the Medical Society of Delaware to improve the health and well being of all Delaware residents.
