Two N.Y. HIEs align
The Adirondack Regional Community Health Information Exchange (ARCHIE) is joining forces with the Health Information Xchange of New York (HIXNY).
ARCHIE was founded by Adirondack Medicine, an independent physicians association and Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, N.Y. The staff members at ARCHIE have joined the HIXNY staff.
"There was unanimity among the boards of both organizations to merge operations so the region has one operational platform related to the adoption of health IT by the provider community," said John A. Collins, MD, chief medical officer and executive vice president of Northeast Health in Troy, N.Y., and chair of HIXNY. "We are confident that the merger will result in a seamless transition and are pleased the ARCHIE staff will be joining HIXNY to enhance the operations of the health information exchange for our region."
"The ARCHIE board of directors is pleased to be joining forces with HIXNY in providing IT services that benefit patients, their doctors and health plans," said Daniel M. Chernoff, MD, PhD, and chair of ARCHIE. During and after a transitional integration period, participants in the ARCHIE data exchange will see services currently provided by ARCHIE, including patient-controlled access to health records and other services provided by the HIXNY data exchange.
ARCHIE will have a seat on HIXNY’s board of directors with the ARCHIE representative still to be determined. Similar to HIXNY, ARCHIE provides safe and secure patient data shared by providers. The data includes patient demographics, lab results, radiology and other transcribed reports, medications and allergy information.
ARCHIE was founded by Adirondack Medicine, an independent physicians association and Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, N.Y. The staff members at ARCHIE have joined the HIXNY staff.
"There was unanimity among the boards of both organizations to merge operations so the region has one operational platform related to the adoption of health IT by the provider community," said John A. Collins, MD, chief medical officer and executive vice president of Northeast Health in Troy, N.Y., and chair of HIXNY. "We are confident that the merger will result in a seamless transition and are pleased the ARCHIE staff will be joining HIXNY to enhance the operations of the health information exchange for our region."
"The ARCHIE board of directors is pleased to be joining forces with HIXNY in providing IT services that benefit patients, their doctors and health plans," said Daniel M. Chernoff, MD, PhD, and chair of ARCHIE. During and after a transitional integration period, participants in the ARCHIE data exchange will see services currently provided by ARCHIE, including patient-controlled access to health records and other services provided by the HIXNY data exchange.
ARCHIE will have a seat on HIXNY’s board of directors with the ARCHIE representative still to be determined. Similar to HIXNY, ARCHIE provides safe and secure patient data shared by providers. The data includes patient demographics, lab results, radiology and other transcribed reports, medications and allergy information.