Case Study
Tapping into a Health Information Exchange to Manage the Healthcare Needs of a Complex Population
Patricia M. was found lying on a street corner in Brooklyn and brought to Maimonides Medical Center’s emergency room. Maimonides participates in Healthix, a health information exchange that receives and aggregates patient data from hundreds of provider organizations across the greater New York area. As Patricia’s records were updated in the emergency department at Maimonides, updates were also sent to Healthix. Patricia’s emergency encounter