UMass Memorial Health Care Using Software as a Service for Physicians to Connect and Receive Clinical Results in Office Practice EMRs

More news on hospitals and physicians getting connected in Massachusetts. This will add even more value and less expense in potentially duplicating tests that have already been done for patients and for the physicians information from the hospital files. From the other side of the coin, the hospital will be able to receive direct orders from the physician, a win-win for both sides. There was no mention of which practice EMRs could participate and the exact process, but I’m sure there will be more information later on. BD

Accenx(TM), a leading provider of health information exchange and interoperability solutions, announced today that UMass Memorial Health Care, clinical partner of University of Massachusetts Medical School and the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts, has selected the Accenx Exchange(TM) interoperability platform to rapidly establish a health information exchange with its community physicians.

UMass Memorial was recently recognized by Information Week as among the most innovative healthcare organizations in the country, and is committed to achieving the benefits of improved quality, enhanced patient safety, and greater efficiency inherent from realizing the vision of connected healthcare. UMass Memorial services cover the complete health care continuum, with UMass Memorial Medical Center, its academic medical center, member and affiliated community hospitals, freestanding primary care practices, ambulatory outpatient clinics, home health agencies, hospice programs, a rehabilitation group and mental heath services.

Utilizing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, Accenx Exchange will enable UMass Memorial to deliver clinical results directly to the physician practices EMR, as well as receiving orders directly from the physician.