GE, KeyHIE expand HIE collaboration
GE Healthcare and Keystone Health Information Exchange (HIE), which serves central and northeast Pennsylvania communities, are expanding the region’s HIE to augment its chronic disease management capabilities and broaden its reach to many more healthcare providers.
Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., an integrated delivery network and founding participant in KeyHIE, recently received a $16 million Beacon Community award. As part of that award, the Keystone Beacon Community will use KeyHIE to extend patient-focused care coordination across a community of more than 250,000 residents.
Using KeyHIE, Keystone Beacon case managers will have access to cross-team communications and receive auto-generated notifications of patient encounters. As a result, case managers can have more time to help patients with chronic diseases stay on track with their care plan and out of the hospital, potentially reducing the total cost of care.
In addition, the Keystone Beacon Community will be an early adopter of GE web-based portals that will soon be available to patient and physician communities. KeyHIE connects Geisinger and five other regional hospitals – Community Medical Center, Evangelical Community Hospital, Mid-Valley Hospital, Moses Taylor Hospital and Shamokin Area Community Hospital.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded Geisinger a $2.3 million grant to extend the KeyHIE connected community to additional regional hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health organizations and physician practices. In addition to expanding participation across the community, KeyHIE will use the five-year AHRQ grant to make new clinical applications and document types available within the HIE.
Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., an integrated delivery network and founding participant in KeyHIE, recently received a $16 million Beacon Community award. As part of that award, the Keystone Beacon Community will use KeyHIE to extend patient-focused care coordination across a community of more than 250,000 residents.
Using KeyHIE, Keystone Beacon case managers will have access to cross-team communications and receive auto-generated notifications of patient encounters. As a result, case managers can have more time to help patients with chronic diseases stay on track with their care plan and out of the hospital, potentially reducing the total cost of care.
In addition, the Keystone Beacon Community will be an early adopter of GE web-based portals that will soon be available to patient and physician communities. KeyHIE connects Geisinger and five other regional hospitals – Community Medical Center, Evangelical Community Hospital, Mid-Valley Hospital, Moses Taylor Hospital and Shamokin Area Community Hospital.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded Geisinger a $2.3 million grant to extend the KeyHIE connected community to additional regional hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health organizations and physician practices. In addition to expanding participation across the community, KeyHIE will use the five-year AHRQ grant to make new clinical applications and document types available within the HIE.