Fast Growth For Long Island Patient Information eXchange RHIO Built On InterSystems HealthShare
InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, recently announced that the Long Island Patient Information eXchange (LIPIX) has added three major healthcare providers to its InterSystems HealthShare-based health information exchange (HIE) network. The announcement was made at the HIMSS10 conference.
LIPIX is a regional organization of public and private stakeholders committed to creating a sustainable and replicable model for integrating and sharing data among Long Island healthcare providers. It is the first independent HIE in the New York metropolitan area to electronically transfer live patient data across multiple unaffiliated healthcare organizations. With the addition of Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, and New Island Hospital, LIPIX now provides authorized physicians in healthcare facilities across Long Island with secure access to more than 834,000 patient medical records. As a result, critical data from patient electronic health records (EHRs) is shared to improve care delivery in any location, while at all times protecting patient privacy.
Designed for Optimal Information Exchange
HealthShare leverages advanced software technologies from InterSystems that have made its CACHÉ high performance object database and Ensemble rapid integration platform the premier application platforms in healthcare. "InterSystems has, as a company, made a strong commitment to the success of New York regional health information organizations (RHIOs)," said Dr. Ben Stein, MD and Executive Director of LIPIX. "InterSystems' technologists have made major contributions to the New York State eHealth Collaborative work groups and are focused on providing the capabilities and enhancements necessary to facilitate RHIO success."
LIPIX plans to continue the aggressive rollout of the HIE network with the expectation that the majority of all major healthcare providers on Long Island will be using the service by year's end. New capabilities including secure messaging and central hub-based results delivery technology will be added over the same time period. An estimated two-and-a-half million people will be able to receive the benefits of clinical data exchange by the end of phase one of the implementation, according to Stein. He expects that the HIE will eventually expand to serve about five million people in Long Island and Queens.
"HealthShare's underlying technology continues to play a pivotal role for LIPIX by serving as the core functionality as we develop and implement value added services that will be layered onto the HealthShare platform providing for a flexible and scalable solution to meet the current and future needs of Clinical Data Exchange," said Dr. Stein of LIPIX.
"HealthShare provides advanced standards-based capabilities that satisfy HIE requirements while reducing associated risks and costs," said Paul Grabscheid, InterSystems Vice President of Strategic Planning. "The growth of LIPIX illustrates how this combination is optimal for implementation and expansion of a secure regional or national EHR system that enables quality care delivery."
About InterSystems
InterSystems is the worldwide leader in software for connected healthcare. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and offices in 23 countries, InterSystems provides advanced software technologies for breakthrough applications. InterSystems CACHÉ is a high performance object database that makes applications faster and more scalable. InterSystems Ensemble is a seamless platform for integration and the development of connected applications. InterSystems HealthShare is a platform that enables the fastest creation of an Electronic Health Record for regional or national health information exchange. InterSystems DeepSee is software that makes it possible to embed real-time business intelligence capabilities in transactional applications for better operational decisions.
InterSystems is the world's #1 vendor of database and integration technologies for healthcare applications. InterSystems products are used by thousands of hospitals and labs, including all 21 hospitals on the Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals as rated by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit InterSystems.com.
About LIPIX
LIPIX is an independent, not-for-profit corporation established to develop a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO), also known as a Health Information Exchange (HIE). Headquartered in Manhasset, NY, LIPIX's primary mission is to fundamentally improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for the betterment of patients, providers and the community with the ultimate goal being to organize the world's health information so that it is globally accessible and useful while maintaining the highest standards of patient privacy. LIPIX receives direction from major care providers on Long Island as well as from health professional organizations including the Medical Society of the State of NY and the American College of Physicians. For more information on LIPIX, visit: www.lipix.org.
SOURCE: InterSystems Corporation