WellStar Health System Selects ICA's CareAlign™ Solution As "Connected Health" Technology Platform
Informatics Corporation of America, unbeatable in developing a solution tailored to the specific workflow of each organization rather than offering a one-size-fits-all system, recently announced its CareAlign Solution™ has been chosen by WellStar Health System in Marietta, GA. WellStar includes five hospitals, five urgent care centers, and the largest non-academic integrated health system in the state of Georgia with more than 400 employed providers.
"ICA offers us proven technology that is being used in hospitals, integrated delivery systems, and health information exchanges in both rural and urban settings, accompanied by high physician adoption and demonstrable results," says Ron Strachan, senior vice president and chief information officer for WellStar. "The CareAlign Solution™ is based upon technology developed over 17 years by practicing physicians and informatics professionals at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It will enable us to better meet the health demands and needs of over 600,000 people in Georgia."
Implementation of the CareAlign Solution™ will enable WellStar to connect internal and external health care data sources, aggregate the data, and convert it into usable information across the continuum of care -- while providing actionable information to the physician base through an intuitive portal. In addition, WellStar will use the solution's analytics capabilities to provide better care and improve overall health.
Gary Zegiestowsky, CEO of ICA, adds, "This relationship with WellStar represents a challenging and rewarding opportunity for ICA to help a health system optimize its clinical data by transforming it into a simple, streamlined tool that will improve a physician's ability to make better decisions with individual patients. We look forward to a robust partnership that will improve the overall health of the communities served by WellStar."
About Informatics Corporation of America (ICA)
Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) was formed to take innovative technology developed by practicing clinicians and informatics professionals at Vanderbilt Medical Center to the broader health care market. ICA's solution enables interoperability of existing hospital and clinic systems to deliver a comprehensive electronic health record and tools ranging from a physician portal to secure messaging to disease dashboards. By providing clinicians with a comprehensive longitudinal patient record, ICA empowers caregivers to make informed decisions at the point of care, helps health care enterprises achieve operational efficiencies, and facilitates patient care across multiple providers and settings. For more information,visit www.icainformatics.com.
About WellStar Health System
The vision of WellStar Health System is to deliver world-class healthcare through our hospitals, physicians and services. WellStar Health System includes Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone, Paulding and Windy Hill hospitals; WellStar Physicians Group; Urgent Care Centers; Health Place; Homecare; Hospice; Atherton Place; Paulding Nursing Center; and WellStar Foundation. For more information, visit www.wellstar.org.
SOURCE: WellStar Health System