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Indiana Health Information Exchange expands reach
HealthLeaders News Brief, July 10, 2007
The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) has announced that two new communities within Indiana will join its clinical messaging service network. St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Home Hospital in Lafayette, and St. Clare hospital in Crawfordsville are expected to begin using IHIE’s clinical messaging service within the next several months. These hospitals are members of the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. system, one of the charter members of IHIE.
Clarian Arnett Health of Lafayette has also joined IHIE’s network. Arnett is affiliated with Clarian Health, which is also a charter member of IHIE.
“The expansion of our services into additional hospitals and adding more physicians to our network demonstrates that health care providers have found value in these services,” said Dr. J. Marc Overhage, CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange. “It provides better information to treat patients and it is allowing us to continue to enhance our service offerings to have an even greater impact on patient care throughout the state.”
The clinical messaging tool is a secure, Web-based service that delivers clinical reports such as
transcription, radiology and laboratory to physician offices, replacing traditional delivery systems such as courier and postal mail. The clinical messaging service is one of the nation’s most respected clinical messaging services; 25 hospitals in Indiana are sending on average, one million messages each month to approximately 5,000 Indiana physicians, saving millions of dollars per year by eliminating duplicate tests and administrative costs.
Clarian Arnett Health of Lafayette has also joined IHIE’s network. Arnett is affiliated with Clarian Health, which is also a charter member of IHIE.
“The expansion of our services into additional hospitals and adding more physicians to our network demonstrates that health care providers have found value in these services,” said Dr. J. Marc Overhage, CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange. “It provides better information to treat patients and it is allowing us to continue to enhance our service offerings to have an even greater impact on patient care throughout the state.”
The clinical messaging tool is a secure, Web-based service that delivers clinical reports such as
transcription, radiology and laboratory to physician offices, replacing traditional delivery systems such as courier and postal mail. The clinical messaging service is one of the nation’s most respected clinical messaging services; 25 hospitals in Indiana are sending on average, one million messages each month to approximately 5,000 Indiana physicians, saving millions of dollars per year by eliminating duplicate tests and administrative costs.
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