Health Information Exchange Created in Connecticut
Health Information Exchange Created in Connecticut
4 PagesHealth information exchanges (HIEs) aren’t just for government organiza- tions, large delivery networks, and high-volume practices. The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s pioneering success shows that HIEs can deliver tremendous value by facilitating more coordinated care with community hospitals, small physician practices, and often-overlooked members of the healthcare community such as nursing homes, visiting nurses, and medical equipment providers. Using MobileMD* technology from Siemens and Intel® data center technologies, the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) and its CHHconnect partners are demonstrating meaningful use, coordi- nating care, and improving efficiency across their extended community. With CHHconnect, 109-bed Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Coordinates C
