Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 09:55
DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) announced today that it has started implementation of BeaconLink2Health, an all-new Health Information Exchange (HIE). BeaconLink2Health will deliver exchange capabilities previously unavailable in Southeast Michigan for health care providers to trusted, secure access to comprehensive patient electronic Protected Health Information (PHI) for improved patient care. This will be achieved through a community-level patient record of care.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 09:38
The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) is comprised of the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
The goal of the SEMBC is to use HIT and Exchange along with other clinical interventions to enable patient-centered care and test clinical and operational interventions that are specifically designed to deliver significant, measured results – better quality of care, lower healthcare costs, and ultimately, improved overall health of the Southeast Michigan population.
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at 20:01
Utah Beacon Community
In May, 2010, Utah was named one of 17 Beacon Communities across the United States. Also funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the Utah Beacon Community Program, “Improving Care through Connectivity and Collaboration (IC3)” aims to leverage health information technology (health IT), to achieve dramatic and ...
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at 09:05
Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest is using technology to improve health care for type 2 diabetes patients throughout the Inland Northwest.
Their focus is on:
Improved patient outcomes
Access for patients to specialty providers, care coordination and diabetes services
Real-time information for providers to provide the best care
Reduced unnecessary costs
Led by INHS, BCIN is one of 17 communities ...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 18:00
The Bangor Beacon Community is one of 17 sites nationwide dedicated to advancing the adoption of electronic health records and expanding connections through health information exchange.
Goal:
Improve the health of patients with diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, and asthma by enhancing care management; improving access to, and use of, adult ...
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