Ohio's HIE continues to expand
Ohio's health information exchange—CliniSync—has added yet another facility to the list of those connected in the state. Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) is the 57th hospital in Ohio to join CliniSync and is now electronically transmitting health information and data.
The Ohio Health Information Partnership in Hilliard, Ohio, created and manages CliniSync. Currently, SOMC is sending lab results and reports directly to 27 physician practices and 78 providers in the region.
Physicians who join CliniSync receive software at no charge that allows them to send secure, encrypted emails, to refer patients to one another through an advanced referral management system, and to get results and reports delivered directly to them electronically. A total of 595 physicians in 116 practices, two national labs and many independent facilities have contracted to join CliniSync.
Additionally, 21 practices have taken advantage of the bridge that links their EHR system or practice management system to the referrals application.
In 2013, when many hospitals go live on CliniSync, a physician will be able to search for a patient's records and bring disparate records to one place so the physician will have medications, test results and history to review before treatment.
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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.