Wright State system at forefront of health care IT

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FAIRBORN —

The Wright State Research Institute has developed a software system that officials say will expedite the U.S. Social Security Administration’s disability claims process. The health information system could reduce the eligibility decision time from 100 days to 48 hours by using electronic medical records.

Right now, the average time between applying for Social Security disability and finding out if you are eligible is more than 100 days, according to the Social Security Administration.

“We are literally at the forefront of changing the way that health information technology interacts with us as health care consumers,” said Aaron Miller, health information technology program manager for the Wright State Research Institute.

Wright State researchers developed the regional health information exchange, called HealthLink, under a $750,000 contract awarded in 2010 by the Social Security Administration.

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