To provide an Electronic Health Record for Oregon physicians, OCHIN, an innovative non-profit provider of health information technology (HIT) and services to community based clinics (CHC) serving the medically underserved, will has joined hands with Allscripts, the provider of technologies essential to creating a connected community of health.
OCHIN announced that it would immediately begin reselling the Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution to Oregon physicians. According to a press release, the OCHIN/O-HITEC and Allscripts partnership will begin with St. Charles Health System, a private not-for-profit corporation that operates four hospitals with an active medical staff of 350 physicians.
Recently, St. Charles selected Allscripts to provide its Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution for the health system's employed and affiliated physicians. St. Charles will receive O-HITEC's high-level support to effectively meet the federal “meaningful use” standards.
In 2010, the federal government named OCHIN to develop Oregon's Health Information Technology Extension Center (O-HITEC). O-HITEC is responsible for helping more than 3,000 Oregon primary care providers install certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and meaningfully use them to improve the quality and reduce the cost of patient services.
Abigail Sears, OCHIN's chief executive officer, said, “This partnership with Allscripts will enable us to expand our reach and provide even greater support to primary care providers in small practices serving Medicare and Medicaid patients in our targeted markets."
OCHIN will continue to support its collaborative network of community clinics that started in Oregon over a decade ago and today are in seven states.
Recently, St. Charles selected Allscripts to provide its Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution for the health system's employed and affiliated physicians. St. Charles will receive O-HITEC's high-level support to effectively meet the federal “meaningful use” standards.
The EHR data will eventually be pulled into a health information exchange, which will allow the health system's hospitals and physicians to securely exchange health information, including test results and other clinical information.
The Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution is an easy-to-deploy, physician-centric solution, said the company. The Electronic Health Record provides caregivers instant and secure access to the complete patient record anytime and anywhere, while automating everyday clinical tasks and connecting physicians to pharmacies, laboratories and other healthcare stakeholders.
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