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Shared Health Builds Clinical Data-Sharing Platform

Posted on: Thursday, 28 August 2008, 12:00 CDT

Shared Health, a public and private health information exchange, has built a new clinical data-sharing platform, the Shared Health Clinical Xchange, on Oracle healthcare solutions and infrastructure software.

The new platform is expected to expand the types of clinical information, including encounter data, medications, labs, allergies, transcription, radiology reports, vital signs and more, available to clinicians in real-time. It is also expected to help payers and employers manage proactive and preventive health initiatives while enabling consumers to manage their critical health information.

Oracle Healthcare Transaction Base serves as the clinical data repository for the Shared Health Clinical Xchange, providing a secure environment and enabling interoperability that allows the exchange to accept and process many different data domains including claims, pharmacy and lab result information.

It is also claimed to help the Clinical Xchange support multiple data formats including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Electronic Data Interchange, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Health Level 7, continuity of care documents and flat file.

Jana Skewes, president and CEO of Shared Health, said: "Shared Health Clinical Xchange gives healthcare providers clinically relevant information and tools to improve patient care and physician efficiency."

Source: Datamonitor

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