Healthcare Synergy Inc. has signed an agreement with Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE) forging the first partnership of a home health electronic medical record (EMR) vendor with the Michigan based health information exchange.

The collaboration between Healthcare Synergy and GLHIE allows home health companies to share data with other providers throughout the health care continuum improving transitions of care. It is an especially important alliance as the need for home health care continues to grow.

"We are excited about this partnership with GLHIE because both companies see the future of this technology as we dive into a post-acute care world outside of the traditional hospital setting. Our commitment to insuring that our clients are ahead of the curve when dealing with electronic health records and an unparalleled reputation for quality at an affordable rate made this partnership a win-win scenario," said Mike Deck, Project Manager, Healthcare Synergy.

Healthcare Synergy's Healthcare Assistant Software will seamlessly integrate with GLHIE to facilitate patient data exchange for home health, private duty nursing, outpatient therapy and hospice participants.

GLHIE will send patient diagnostic data, consultative reports, hospital admissions and discharge summaries to authorized home health agencies through the Healthcare Synergy EMR. The delivery of this data will eliminate duplication of treatments and offer better administrative efficiencies to the provider.

Healthcare Synergy has been an active player in the home health software industry for over 20 years. Planned for release in the last quarter of 2013, their new EMR system combines their billing and case management services with a new integrated clinical module for a variety of home health uses, including private duty nursing, hospice, outpatient therapy, Medicare/Medicaid, MSP and Part B billing.