IHA Health Service Corp. and Huron Valley Physicians Association, both based in Ann Arbor, Mich., plan to join the non-profit Great Lakes Health Information Exchange.
By participating in GLHIE, the physician groups will be joining Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, which joined GLHIE in October, and Eaton Rapids (Mich.) Medical Center, which announced its plans to join in July.
Participation in GLHIE gives physicians real-time access to health and demographic information for new patients, such as hospital admission, hospital discharge and transfer notifications; inpatient notes; and other areas. Currently, physicians must specifically request data from each source and wait for the information to be faxed, according to the release.
The new agreements between GLHIE and the physician groups come as UMHS, IHA and several HVPA practices participate in a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.
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By participating in GLHIE, the physician groups will be joining Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, which joined GLHIE in October, and Eaton Rapids (Mich.) Medical Center, which announced its plans to join in July.
Participation in GLHIE gives physicians real-time access to health and demographic information for new patients, such as hospital admission, hospital discharge and transfer notifications; inpatient notes; and other areas. Currently, physicians must specifically request data from each source and wait for the information to be faxed, according to the release.
The new agreements between GLHIE and the physician groups come as UMHS, IHA and several HVPA practices participate in a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.
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