Public-Private Collaboration to be One of the Nation's Largest --
Benefiting Minnesota Residents
DETROIT and MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware
Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR), today announced an agreement between its
Covisint subsidiary and a public-private coalition in Minnesota to build
one of the largest e-health exchanges in the nation.
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The Minnesota Health Information Exchange (MN HIE) provides a secure,
electronic health information network designed to increase the safety and
quality of care while decreasing costs. Leveraging Covisint technology, MN
HIE will enable doctors at any hospital or clinic in the state to have
patient-controlled access to medications and other patient-centric
information.
"This program allows providers and health plans to collaborate to
provide more seamless care for patients," said Mike Ubl, Interim Executive
Director of Minnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC. "Immediate benefits
for Minnesotans include real-time, point-of-care access to health
information and an infrastructure to deliver future services, such as
e-prescribing, lab test results, immunization records and communicable
disease reporting."
Many patients have electronic medical records, but those records are
only available to doctors in a particular hospital or clinic system and not
to outside providers. By leveraging a single technology platform to safely
and securely exchange health information, providers across Minnesota will
have immediate access to vital medical information more quickly to deliver
better care.
Sponsor organizations include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota,
Fairview Health Services, HealthPartners, Medica, UCare and the Minnesota
Department of Human Services. The exchange is intended to go live in
November, 2008.
"MN HIE is an important part of the state's healthcare reform efforts,"
said Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Cal Ludeman. "It will enhance
patient safety, as well as quality improvement. MN HIE will also allow
providers to more effectively manage and coordinate healthcare services
with each other."
"Providing statewide connectivity as a foundation to support healthcare
collaboration is a winning strategy for driving technology adoption," said
Brett Furst, Covisint Vice President of Healthcare. "MN HIE is a model
example of providing one common infrastructure to connect the entire
healthcare delivery system as a more effective and efficient way to
securely share health information."
Covisint's on-demand collaboration platform helps virtual communities
securely access, use and share time sensitive information. Covisint solves
business problems by streamlining and automating processes globally --
connecting state and nationally based communities, organizations and
systems in the healthcare, automotive and financial services industries, as
well as the public sector. Learn more about Covisint at http://www.covisint.com .
Minnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC
The Minnesota Health Information Exchange (MN HIE) is a not-for-profit
organization established by the state's leading healthcare organizations
(health plans and providers) in partnership with Minnesota state
government. MN HIE improves safety and efficiency by connecting doctors,
hospitals and clinics across health care systems so they can access secure
medical information to treat patients during a medical emergency or for
routine care.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation makes IT rock around the world, helping CIOs
optimize IT performance to achieve business goals. Compuware solutions
accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance
of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the
entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee
productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware
serves the world's leading IT organizations, including 92 percent of the
Fortune 50 companies. Learn more about Compuware at
http://www.compuware.com .
Press Contacts
Doug Anter, Compuware Communications and Investor Relations, 313-227-0127,
doug.anter@compuware.com
Patricia Lund, MN HIE 952-883-5308 or 612-618-1273
For Sales and Marketing Information
Compuware Corporation, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226,
800-521-9353, http://www.compuware.com
SOURCE Compuware Corporation
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CONTACT:
Doug Anter, Compuware Communications and
Investor Relations, +1-313-227-0127, doug.anter@compuware.com;
Patricia Lund, Minnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC,
+1-952-883-5308, or +1-612-618-1273
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