I was wondering how many ERs are now using the EDIE (Emergency Dept Information Exchange) system? A link to them is provided here:
http://collectivemedicaltech.com/edie-2/
Washington State is pushing for its use and my hospital uses it. For those not familiar, it basically tracks frequent fliers in any ER they visit. You can see if they visited other hospitals that use the system, why they visited, and prints alerts to watch for, such as behavior problems, drug seeking, etc. The State, in particular, is trying to stop abuse of the system by drug seekers.