SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE LEADERS MEET TO EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Jan.
16, 2009
(586) 899-5718
About 45 healthcare leaders from Southwest
Michigan and the State of
Five IT equipment and service providers --
Axolotl, Covisint, eClinicalWorks, GE Healthcare and Medicity --
showcased technology capable of linking healthcare providers
throughout
Berrien, Branch, Cass, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren
counties.
"We wanted to provide this opportunity for the region's
healthcare leaders to explore the options that are available to
handle the needs and challenges of sharing essential patient
information securely, quickly and accurately," said Mindy Richards,
CEO of ChangeScape, a Birmingham, Mich.-based healthcare management
advisory firm that is coordinating the planning phase of the
Southwest Michigan Health Information Exchange. "Each company's
offerings offered unique approaches creating a large, complex and
highly sensitive technology infrastructure."
Healthcare leaders in attendance critiqued the technology
offerings. Their observations and comments will be considered in
selecting an IT provider by a peer-based technical work group.
The Southwest
Michigan Health Information Exchange is soliciting volunteers to
serve on the technical work group as well as clinical, legal,
financial and governance work groups. Those interested in
participating are encouraged to contact
info@changescapeinc.com.
A strategic
leadership conference designed to explore HIE development is planned
for late February.
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