Indiana hospitals use state HIE messaging service
Physicians and patients at the Howard Regional Health System and St. Joseph Hospital can now benefit from clinical information exchanged through Indiana Health Information Exchange's (IHIE) DOCS4DOCS service.
The Kokomo-based healthcare providers have implemented IHIE's secure, web-based service that delivers real-time clinical reports such as lab results, reports, and treatment information.
"Having two hospital systems in the same community work closely together in order to bring the DOCS4DOCS service to their patients is exactly the kind of collaboration that exemplifies the commitment to high quality, efficient care," said J. Marc Overhage, MD, president and CEO of the IHIE. "These hospital systems understand the value of having clinical information in the right place, at the right time and how it can improve patient outcomes and save health care dollars."
The DOCS4DOCS replaces traditional delivery systems such as courier and postal mail; 39 hospitals in Indiana are sending approximately 2.8 million messages each month to more than 10,000 Indiana physicians. More than 50 million messages have been sent since its inception, according to Overhage.
The Kokomo-based healthcare providers have implemented IHIE's secure, web-based service that delivers real-time clinical reports such as lab results, reports, and treatment information.
"Having two hospital systems in the same community work closely together in order to bring the DOCS4DOCS service to their patients is exactly the kind of collaboration that exemplifies the commitment to high quality, efficient care," said J. Marc Overhage, MD, president and CEO of the IHIE. "These hospital systems understand the value of having clinical information in the right place, at the right time and how it can improve patient outcomes and save health care dollars."
The DOCS4DOCS replaces traditional delivery systems such as courier and postal mail; 39 hospitals in Indiana are sending approximately 2.8 million messages each month to more than 10,000 Indiana physicians. More than 50 million messages have been sent since its inception, according to Overhage.