McKesson unveils HIE blueprint

Healthcare services and IT developer McKesson has revealed a plan to integrate Horizon Connect--a component of its Horizon product suite--with its business platform RelayHealth in order to facilitate health information exchange (HIE).

The San Francisco-based company said Horizon Connect allows for an EHR to be updated at a physician office visit, an emergency room admission or a hospital discharge, giving clinicians access to the patient’s most current information.

McKesson said it will build on its Horizon Connect strategy by offering additional EHR solutions in upcoming releases.   

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