Allscripts, VITL form alliance

Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL), a non-profit organization facilitating the expanded use of health IT in Vermont, and Chicago-based healthcare IT developer Allscripts intend to enter a strategic alliance.

The alliance will allow the two organizations to leverage their combined expertise, capabilities, contacts, knowledge and services to accelerate the adoption of EHR systems by Vermont-based physicians, with specific focus on small practices and rural physicians. Allscripts said it expects is products and services will be made available to Vermont health care providers at preferred pricing.

In addition, Allscripts said it will join VITL in facilitating the automation of the patient centered medical home (PCMH) and community health teams, local multidisciplinary teams that provide care support across physician practices for prevention, health maintenance and chronic disease.

In other news, the company reported that post-acute care services provider Golden Living has selected its referral management solution to help manage and coordinate patient referrals for 197 of the provider's skilled nursing facilities in the United States.

According to Allscripts, the Golden Living family of companies provides care and services that directly or indirectly serve the elderly and disabled, including companies that operate nursing homes and provide rehabilitation therapy, hospice care, home health services and temporary healthcare staffing services in 21 states.

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