Leading Healthcare Information Technology Company Provides Interoperable
EHR Solution Capable of Standards-Based Clinical Data Sharing
CARROLLTON, Ga., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies
Inc., recently participated in the National Health IT Week's Capitol Hill
Technology Showcase, held in Washington D.C. the week of June 9, 2008. The
showcase marked one of the healthcare IT industry's first and most
successful real-time demonstrations of ambulatory software providers
exchanging healthcare data between disparate EHR systems.
The unique health information exchange took place at the Capitol Hill
Technology Showcase with more than 150 key decision makers in attendance
including members of Congress, government health officials, healthcare IT
companies, regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and other
health information technology (HIT) leaders. Greenway(R), NextGen
Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., IBM and Initiate Systems all took
part in the demonstration. During National Health IT Week, public and
private entities collaborated to advance health IT adoption with "one
voice, one vision."
Members of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(HIMSS), Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) and the Electronic
Health Record Vendor's Association (EHRVA) demonstrated real-time,
standards-based exchanges of healthcare information using a common scenario
of a patient with a cardiac health condition needing medical attention from
multiple care providers. The scenario documented the process as the patient
moved through numerous care settings, showing that the benefits of
interoperability are here today and capable of streamlining the exchange of
healthcare information between disparate providers while improving overall
healthcare in the U.S.
In February 2007, the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
(HITSP) approved the Continuity of Care Document (CCD), which set standards
for interoperability that enabled clinical data to be transportable, thus
enhancing patient safety and efficiency. Acting upon this documentation,
Greenway designed its EHR solution, PrimeSuite(R), to meet the CCD
standards for interoperability. Greenway continues to develop and deploy
interactive data integration tools geared toward collecting patient-centric
information from other ambulatory care systems. In July the Certification
Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(R)) added the
requirement that CCHIT Certified(R) Ambulatory EHR 2008 products be capable
of sending patient summaries using the CCD standards.
"Greenway is excited with the success and collaboration achieved by two
of the HIT industry's leading EHR providers," said Justin Barnes, vice
president of marketing and government affairs for Greenway. "The showcase
effectively demonstrated the reality of data sharing from one ambulatory
product to another and the call to action is clear, it is time we bring
interoperability from a concept into a practical working exchange that will
improve the quality of healthcare across the board and afford EHR adoption
incentives such as the Stark relaxation to increase EHR availability."
"There remains a sense that it is not yet possible to electronically
exchange meaningful healthcare data. Real-time demonstrations such as this
event and use of the Continuity of Care Document shows that what was once
simply a concept is now beginning to positively impact the way EHR
providers design their solutions," said Lisa Spellman, director of IHE at
HIMSS. "Today's practitioners are starting to understand and request
applications that provide interoperability between systems -- we look
forward to more EHR vendors committing to interoperability as it plays a
key role shaping the way healthcare is provided in the U.S."
About Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in ambulatory
healthcare business solutions and services to 18,000 customers nationwide,
in 30 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient
care through innovative HIT software and on-demand services that allow
physician practices to function at their highest level of efficiency.
Greenway's PrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperable component of its
integrated physician's infrastructure solution, which serves as the
starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices.
PrimeSuite 2007 R2, the first EHR to be certified by CCHIT(R) based on 2007
Ambulatory Certification requirements, integrates a practice's clinical,
financial and administrative processes, and allows practices to increase
profitability, enhance patient satisfaction and facilitate adherence to
compliance guidelines. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway
Medical Technologies is a privately held company with 260 employees. For
more information about Greenway, visit http://www.greenwaymedical.com
About National Health IT Week
National Health IT Week, held annually, is the leading forum for
developing common ground to advance adoption of health information
technologies that transform health and care in the U.S. Organizations with
diverse perspectives on health and care gather to work together under one
banner with the goal of improving healthcare efficiency, quality,
cost-effectiveness and patient safety through health IT.
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