Four hospitals join N.Y. RHIO
Community General Hospital, Crouse Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital and the Laboratory Alliance of Central New York are now connected to HealtheConnections, a regional health information organization (RHIO), and can share consolidated medical histories via a health information exchange (HIE).
The information available in HealtheConnections comes from the EMRs of participating healthcare providers, including hospitals, laboratories, physician practices and radiology and imaging centers, stated HealtheConnections.
The Syracuse, N.Y.-based RHIO provides authorized healthcare professionals with secure access to patient information in real time to deliver more comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective care. HealtheConnections also governs the online exchange of medical information via an encrypted Axolotl system.
Patients must provide consent to each of their participating healthcare provider organizations for their medical information to be shared electronically by authorized physicians.
Physician practices with EMRs are also being connected to HealtheConnections. The RHIO will continue to connect physician practices, adding laboratories, radiology and imaging centers and long-term care facilities from communities across central New York, HealtheConnections stated.
The information available in HealtheConnections comes from the EMRs of participating healthcare providers, including hospitals, laboratories, physician practices and radiology and imaging centers, stated HealtheConnections.
The Syracuse, N.Y.-based RHIO provides authorized healthcare professionals with secure access to patient information in real time to deliver more comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective care. HealtheConnections also governs the online exchange of medical information via an encrypted Axolotl system.
Patients must provide consent to each of their participating healthcare provider organizations for their medical information to be shared electronically by authorized physicians.
Physician practices with EMRs are also being connected to HealtheConnections. The RHIO will continue to connect physician practices, adding laboratories, radiology and imaging centers and long-term care facilities from communities across central New York, HealtheConnections stated.