Collaborative Medicine Soon a Reality for Providers in Southeastern Idaho
announced a partnership today between Portneuf Medical Center, Medical
Resources of
form a community-wide health information exchange for providers in
southeastern
center in eastern
Physicians and Medical Resources of
associations (“IPAs”) representing approximately 200 physicians in the region.
Portneuf Medical Center, MRI and IDAP are providing sponsorship to access
Noteworthy’s web-based technology. The application will facilitate improved
patient care, communications among care givers, and the sharing of detailed
clinical data among community providers, the 14 community hospitals in The
Hospital Cooperative, and the referring lab and radiology groups, pharmacies,
pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, and other healthcare data providers
in the region. “We anticipate at least 100 physicians signing on within the
first six months to experience the immense benefits that Noteworthy’s other
connected communities already enjoy,” said
Idaho Association of Physicians.
Noteworthy’s technology includes a sophisticated electronic health record
(EHR), electronic prescribing, and a medical results and workflow manager that
can be deployed separately from the EHR. Additionally, the application serves
a dual purpose as a turn-key health information exchange (HIE) that allows
providers to communicate and share vital clinical information in the context
of their daily workflow. The technology enables physicians to electronically
share medical charts, manage access to clinical data, manage wellness, send
referrals and consults, and communicate within the community of providers. It
also allows providers and clinics to electronically communicate with insurers.
“Noteworthy’s Connected Care Network is a dream come true for physicians
connecting with other providers about the care of their patients. This state-
of-the-art technology creates a whole new way of communicating among
physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories. By providing a direct
linkage with every provider on the network, our ability to coordinate patient
care will be brought into the 21st century,” said
cardiologist and president of the Idaho Association of Physicians.
Noteworthy’s tightly integrated suite of applications was developed to
meet the practice management and EHR needs of a physician’s practice, in
addition to providing a platform for addressing the larger strategic
challenges of sharing crucial clinical data between community providers and
the collaboration required among providers to treat patients. Providers have
access to technology that automates data sharing between care providers,
hospitalists and the myriad of data providers nationwide so all the
information is in one place — at their desktop or tablet PC, in an easy-to-
use format.
“Introducing Noteworthy’s cutting-edge technology into
a huge step forward in providing a higher standard in patient care. The
ability to have our medical community communicate and share data
electronically increases patient satisfaction and vastly improves efficiency,”
said
According to
application currently manages community health records in 18 communities-some
with industry-leading provider participation rates of 85 percent or more.
“Because our connected care solution enables wellness reporting and alerting
at the physician, clinic and community levels, we are a long-term resource of
health information to help providers and healthcare systems enjoy better
communication and more informed decision support with their referring and
consulting peers and patient population,” said Ruflin. “The result is the
opportunity for unsurpassed collaborative medicine.”
About Portneuf Medical Center
Portneuf Medical Center is the largest not-for-profit medical center in
compassionate, quality health care services needed by the people of
Idaho
information, contact
About Idaho Association of Physicians
The Idaho Association of Physicians is a non-profit physician organization
founded in 1992 to support private physician practices though group purchasing
and practice management education. For more information, contact
Stranski
About Medical Resources of
Medical Resources of
and operated by local physicians. It was established in 1997 and contracts
with major insurance companies for the provision of physician network services
as well as data and utilization review and education. For more information,
contact
www.medicalresourcesofidaho.com.
About Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc.
Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc., is a privately held company founded in
1996 and headquartered in
of tools to effectively manage and facilitate care in the ambulatory setting.
Noteworthy’s focus is to provide sophisticated applications for doctors’
offices as well as the technology to connect physicians, hospitals and
healthcare communities for improved care and communication. Noteworthy serves
a customer base of more than 1,300 practices, 6,000 healthcare providers and
13,000 users across 43 states. For more information, call 877.891.8777 or
visit www.noteworthymedical.com.
SOURCE Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc.