Saint John's, St. Vincent Jennings join IHIE

Saint John’s Health System and St.Vincent Jennings Hospitals have joined the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). The two hospitals are now connected through their participation in IHIE’s DOCS4DOCS service.

DOCS4DOCS provides information such as lab results, radiology reports, transcriptions, pathology and hospital admissions reports, discharge and transfer reports from all participating Indiana hospitals, physician practices, labs and radiology centers, according to the Indianapolis-based IHIE. Results can be viewed through a web-based portal or delivered directly into an EMR system.

The two hospitals are part of St. Louis-based St.Vincent Health, a 20-ministry system serving 46 counties in central Indiana.

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