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Southern=20 Tier HealthLink NY Newsletter=20

www.sthlny.com &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 August = 2010

In=20 This Issue STHL=20 Expands Database = Consent=20 Update Your=20 "Yes" Can Make it Happen = Strategic=20 Planning STHL Job=20 Postings =

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Participating=20 Providers

Southern=20 Tier HealthLink Expands Electronic Radiology = Image=20 Database

Southern Tier = HealthLink (STHL)=20 has added the images, data, and records from = Southern=20 Tier Imaging (STI) to its electronic medical = records=20 database. By establishing this electronic = linkage,=20 patients who have images taken at STI will now = be able=20 to have them viewed by their physicians = electronically=20 via the STHL health information = exchange web portal=20 rather than physically transporting radiology = films and=20 reports from one physician or hospital to = another. =20 Physicians will be able to have rapid access to = images=20 and reports to improve both the timeliness and = quality=20 of the care they provide.

In addition to STI, = Southern=20 Tier HealthLink's health information exchange = now has=20 radiology images available from UHS Wilson = Medical=20 Center, UHS Binghamton General Hospital, = UHS=20 Chenango Memorial Hospital, and Lourdes = Hospital,=20 creating a rich network of information available = at the=20 click of a healthcare provider's mouse. =20 Information available includes patient = demographics,=20 transcriptions, and the radiology images=20 themselves. For more information, contact = STHL at=20 info@sthlny.com, or = 607.651.9150.

Cardiology=20 Associates Begin Collecting

STHL=20 Consent Forms

Cardiology Associates = of=20 Johnson City began collecting STHL patient = consent forms=20 on Monday, July 12, 2010. Cardiology Associates joins a = growing list=20 of hospitals, primary care providers and = specialists=20 collecting consent forms throughout the=20 region.

Southern Tier = HealthLink has=20 now received over 34,000 patient consent = forms. =20 Patients can allow providers with whom they = have a=20 relationship to quickly access critical health=20 information such as medical history, = medications, and=20 drug allergies. Other important = information on a=20 patient's medical record = can be=20 obtained even when a patient may not be able to=20 communicate.

Patients may find = more=20 information and the consent form at www.sthlny.com. To gain access to the=20 STHL health information exchange, = physicians and=20 healthcare practioners can contact STHL at = 607-651-9150,=20 or email info@sthlny.com.

Your=20 "Yes" Can Make it Happen!

Many of the doctors' = offices=20 and hospitals in the Southern Tier already use=20 electronic medical records = (EMRs), and=20 a growing number of patients are also taking = advantage=20 of programs that help them maintain their own = personal=20 healthcare record (PHR). = STHL=20 recently launched a Health Information Exchange=20 (HIE) that will link those EMRs = and=20 participating PHRs. As the network = expands,=20 patient records can be accessed across the = region=20 electronically by doctors, hospitals, labs, = pharmacies,=20 clinics and other healthcare professionals who = provide=20 services to patients. Aside from saving = time (no=20 more waiting for records), resources (less = paper), and=20 energy (no need to carry or send documents to = new=20 providers), the bigger benefit comes from having = up-to-date information in the hands of the = provider who=20 needs it, at the point of care.=20

As the Regional = Health=20 Information Organization (RHIO) = in the=20 Southern Tier, STHL is responsible=20 for implementing this exchange and providing = additional=20 services that will improve the quality of care = in our=20 community. We continue building the = partnerships=20 and the technology foundation that supports the=20 information exchange. Educating patients = about=20 allowing their participating health care = providers to=20 access their records through the HIE and asking = for=20 their consent to participate is ongoing. = Even=20 though all patient records will be stored in the = HIE,=20 they cannot be shared without consent from the=20 patient. The privacy and security of these = health=20 records is a top priority.=20

Clearly, this new way = of=20 sharing health information is generating=20 many questions. The HIE has already = gone live=20 with several hospitals and healthcare practices = (see=20 below). Other practices are scheduled to = come on=20 board by the end of the year. =20

STHL is=20 getting the word out at every opportunty. = Look for=20 us at local events, sport venues, and community = celebrations. =20 We will also be making presentations to service=20 organizations, community groups, business and = health=20 associations and employers, as well as hosting=20 information sessions at our office at the = Lackawanna=20 Train Station in downtown Binghamton. If = you would=20 like to have someone from STHL speak to your = gorup,=20 please give us a call at (607) 651-9150 or email = info@sthlny.com. Remember, your "Yes" = makes it=20 = happen!

HIE: =20 Who's Participating = Now?=

Lourdes=20 Hospital
UHS=20 Primary Care and Medical = Group
UHS=20 Chenango Memorial = Hospital
UHS=20 Delaware Valley Hospital
UHS=20 Medical Group
Binghamton=20 Gastroenterology
Cardiology=20 Associates, P.C.
Drs.=20 Linda E. Fort and F. Keith Kennedy,=20 P.C.
Southern=20 Tier Imaging=20

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"The=20 biggest advantage of Electronic Medical records = in our=20 practice is for the annual physical. All = of a=20 patient's records are available right in the = computer=20 and, with the work Southern Tier HealthLink is = doing, we=20 will have access for patients' records across = all=20 providers."

Dr.=20 Frank Floyd

Internal=20 Medicine and

Primary = Care=20 Physical

United = Health=20 Services, Endwell, NY

Strategic=20 Planning Event Successful =

Southern=20 Tier HealthLink (STHL) hosted a strategic = planning=20 summit on July 26-28 at its Lackawanna Station,=20 Binghamton headquarters. The = summit=20 reviewed STHL's continuing progress in linking=20 electronic medical records across New York's = Southern=20 Tier and set direction for continued future = growth. =20

Led by STHL Executive Director = Christina=20 Galanis, the summit included business partner=20 InterComponent Ware (ICW) of Wayne, PA and = Walldorf,=20 Germany and key = members of=20 the STHL management team. =20

The=20 team reviewed current STHL's Enterprise = Master=20 Patient Index (EMPI) software, and=20 = discussed enhancements. EMPI provides a=20 software-based tool to verify patient = information with=20 our EMPI = clients. Future plans=20 include a prototype Master Provider = Registry for=20 use by EMPI clients.

A=20 meeting highlight was the successful "Go Live" = of=20 radiology images and demographic information = from=20 Southern Tier Imaging (STI), who joins our other = participating providers (see HIE: Who's = Participating=20 Now?).

Christina Galanis summarized summit work by = saying,=20 "STHL has made excellent progress rolling out = our=20 programming over the past year. = Bringing=20 together our partners allowed us to review these = successes and carefully plan our future = work. We are = fortunate=20 to have such an excellent team and look forward = to=20 continued great progress as we expand our health = information = exchange."

Positions=20 Available

Southern Tier HealthLink is seeking = qualified=20 individuals for the following=20 positions:

Program=20 Director =20
Project Coordinator =
Data Base = Coordinator

To learn more and apply, go to =

www.sthlny.com/jobs.asp. OnTrack = subscribers are=20 encouraged to help us find the most qualified = candidates=20 in the region. =20 Please direct qualified candidates to the = website=20 as indicated! =20

Southern=20 Tier HealthLink=20 Staff

Christina = Galanis -=20 Executive Director

Paul Almy,=20 John Hayak, Emily Pape - Project=20 Coordinator

Carolyn = Sanford -=20 Administrative Consultant

Christina = Yale - Help=20 Desk Specialist

Michelle = Cleveland -=20 Staff Accountant

Judy Selby -=20 Administrative=20 = Secretary

STHL is a non-profit = organization=20 designed as a partnership which brings together=20 healthcare providers and consumers in Central = New York=20 with technology that will improve health care = quality,=20 access, and safety while reducing=20 = costs.

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