CareSpark Selects Quovadx to Support Clinical Data Exchange among Regional Healthcare Organizations.GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. -- Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq: QVDX), a global software and vertical solution company, today announced that it has been selected by CareSpark, a regional health information organization (RHIO RHIO Regional Health Information Organization ) serving the central Appalachian region, for use of its Cloverleaf[R] Integration Suite and QUOVADX[R] Identity Services, powered by the Initiate Identity Hub[TM], to provide interoperability for clinical data exchange among healthcare providers and insurers in the 17 counties of the Tri-City region of Johnson City Johnson City. 1 Village (1990 pop. 16,890), Broome co., S N.Y., in a tricity area including Endicott and Binghamton; inc. 1892. It has been noted for its Endicott-Johnson shoes. , Kingsport and Bristol in Tennessee and southwest Virginia. By using Cloverleaf[R] Integration Suite from Quovadx, CareSpark will support HIPAA-compliant clinical data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. between participating healthcare organizations such as physician offices, hospitals, public health departments, pharmacies, laboratories and imaging centers. Quovadx will initiate the implementation of CareSpark's Master Patient Index In medical systems the Master Patient Index (MPI) is an index referencing all patients known to an area, enterprise or organization. The terms Patient Master Index (PMI) and Master Person Index are used interchangeably. (EMPI), which will provide reconciliation of patient records coming from multiple external sources into CareSpark's centralized EMPI. Quovadx will also provide CareSpark with a built-in framework that will facilitate the cost-efficient participation of individual physician offices to the RHIO through the QUOVADX MD Office Gateway solution, as well as integrated access to RxHub's Medication and Eligibility Delivery Solution (MEDS meds A popular term for physician-prescribed medications ) which provides patient medication history at the point of care. "After long and careful evaluation, we selected Quovadx because of their best of breed interoperability technology, and their proven track record in working with health information exchange networks," said Liesa Jenkins, executive director, CareSpark. "Quovadx has established itself as a pivotal partner in our RHIO consortium, and we are very proud to be working alongside them to serve patients and health professionals in the Tri-Cities region through CareSpark." "Clinical data sharing has been proven to help improve patient outcomes," said Jerry Rankin, director of Health Information Network Initiatives, Integration Solutions division, Quovadx. "The Appalachian region suffers from serious health disparities
Health disparities (also called health inequalities in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. in diseases like diabetes and heart disease, so we are pleased to bring our experience in supporting clinical interoperability and RHIO enablement to bear at CareSpark in an effort to assist in the management of these chronic health problems." CareSpark will support over 1,200 physicians and 18 hospitals, who deliver care to 750,000 people in the region. CareSpark's network will initially connect health care organizations including Mountain States The Mountain States (also known as the Mountain West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. Health Alliance, Wellmont Health System, Holston Medical Group, Johnston Memorial Hospital and Sullivan County Sullivan County is the name of six counties in the United States of America:
"We are pleased to work with CareSpark and Quovadx to facilitate clinical data sharing between our organization and other local healthcare providers," said Dr. Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American musician, a guitarist and vocalist who was a member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape. Before joining the group, Miller and bandmate Don Stevenson were members of The Frantics, a Pacific Northwest bar , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Holston Medical Group. "We are looking forward to continuous improvement in the health of people in our region. Through information technology and collaboration, we can enhance the capabilities of our physicians and our patients to make better-informed and more cost-effective health and treatment decisions." The Cloverleaf Integration Suite from Quovadx provides proven, reliable interoperability technology to seamlessly exchange information among various software applications, data repositories and information technology systems, within and outside an enterprise. Based on a flexible and reliable messaging platform, Cloverleaf Integration Suite enables the real-time sharing of clinical, administrative and financial data throughout and between organizations to maximize the value of existing technology systems and decrease the cost of integrating the healthcare enterprise IHE is an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. In 1997, a consortium of radiologists and information technology experts formed IHE, or “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise. . About CareSpark CareSpark is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. established in 2005 after a comprehensive strategic planning process to develop and implement a collaborative system for health improvements in a 17-county region of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Working in partnership with local healthcare providers, employers, health insurers and government leaders, CareSpark has achieved visibility at state and national levels, sharing best practices for community-wide planning and collaboration. About Quovadx, Inc. Quovadx (Nasdaq: QVDX) offers software and services for system development, extension, integration and analysis to enterprise customers worldwide. Quovadx has three divisions, including the Integration Solutions division (ISD See IDD. ), which offers private and public healthcare organizations software infrastructure to facilitate system interoperability and leverage existing technology, the CareScience division, which provides care management and analytical solutions to hospitals and health systems and pioneered regional healthcare information organization (RHIO) technology, and the Rogue Wave Software division, which provides software and services for enterprise-class application development and high-performance SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. . Quovadx serves companies in the healthcare, financial services, telecommunication and public sectors. For more information, please visit http://www.quovadx.com. QUOVADX and Cloverleaf are registered trademarks of Quovadx, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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