CommonWell welcomes two new members
The CommonWell Health Alliance, the health IT vendor-led interoperability coalition, has expanded again.
CVS Caremark and MEDHOST have both joined the alliance as contributing members. CVS Caremark is the largest integrated pharmacy healthcare provider in the U.S. MEDHOST provides a portfolio of enterprise, departmental and community engagement solutions and services to more than 1,000 healthcare facilities nationwide.
"The missions of CommonWell and MEDHOST are closely aligned, specifically that we both are focused on reducing healthcare costs while improving quality of care. We believe that an interoperable healthcare system is good for all stakeholders and ultimately benefits patients, and the care they receive, the most," said Craig Herrod, president of MEDHOST.
"We look forward to making 2014 a year of breaking down health data silos that prevent providers from delivering the highest-quality patient care," said Jeremy Delinsky, chairman of the board for the CommonWell Health Alliance and chief technology officer of athenahealth.
CVS Caremark and MEDHOST join the alliance’s founding members: Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, CPSI, Greenway, McKesson and Sunquest and service provider RelayHealth.
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