Even Flow: Anne Santifer

Wonks at Work

In this episode, we explore how electronic health records — digital collections of patients' medical histories (lab results, medications, ER visits, etc.) — can be used to improve the care we receive. Host Craig Wilson is joined by Anne Santifer, executive director of the Office of Health Information Technology at the Arkansas Department of Health, which houses the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange, or SHARE. Santifer talks about how information is securely gathered to give doctors a more complete picture of their patients' health, where gaps and limitations currently exist, and how those gaps might be addressed.