Shared Health, Inc. introduces a major system upgrade, the Shared Health Clinical Xchange platform, beginning June 26. Shared Health is delivering valuable, innovative solutions to the health care problems we face today. Whether you’re a consumer, clinician, employer or insurer, Shared Health is eager to partner with you to improve communication, coordination, the health care experience, and, ultimately, the entire medical system. By providing an expansive, inclusive and up-to-date view of medical history information, Shared Health enables improved care by increasing oversight and preventative care while reducing clinical waste, fraud and the risk of abuse.

    Shared Health Clinical Xchange offers health IT solutions that are flexible, innovative and interoperable in all health delivery environments, regardless of the resident health IT vendor. Shared Health, in partnership with industry leaders Allscripts, IBM, Initiate Systems, MedAl, Oracle Corporation and Orion Health Systems, is releasing the next generation Health Information Xchange which delivers value-based services to healthcare stakeholders.

    Clinical Xchange improves the types of clinical information available to providers, helping physician practices operate more efficiently and deliver better overall patient care by merging key clinical data with administrative data to take practices "out of the silo". According to Jana Skewes, president and chief executive officer, "The new Clinical Xchange platform is part of our commitment to continually deliver market-leading, problem-solving solutions that reduce inefficiencies and fragmentation in clinical information exchange."

    It also allows clinicians to interact with the HIE in the context of their existing workflow, which is critical for adoption. For payors and employers, Clinical Xchange supports proactive and preventive health initiatives - such as care management, wellness and early intervention strategies where authorized and appropriate. Consumers will find it easier than ever to keep track of vital medical information with 24/7 access.

    Among the new platform features are an automated Problem List and Care Opportunities for clinicians and consumers. Coming in late fall will be Shared Health Condition Tracker and Clinical Insight, which will support physician-based practice population analytics and clinical registries. A web-based system, Clinical Xchange incorporates a new, improved Clinical Health Record. The CHR is an electronic health record that aggregates and presents encounter data, medications, lab results, immunizations, allergies and vital signs to clinicians and other caregivers at the point of care. Because it is largely pre-populated, the CHR is one of the easiest ways to obtain a patient's clinical status.

    Shared Health’s innovative web-based solution, the Shared Health Clinical Health Record (CHR), securely connects authorized clinicians to privacy-protected patient health information at the point of care. Connecting both private and public sources, clinicians can see medical data shared between hospital systems, insurance companies, PBMs, state health data, lab data, doctor networks and RHIOs, all in one secure, online place. By connecting clinicians to relevant patient information at the point of care, the CHR can help quicken patient diagnosis and treatment, allowing clinicians to spend more time on patient care rather than administrative paperwork.