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Intermountain Healthcare and MedPlus Chart a Roadmap for Better Patient Record Accessibility with ChartMaxx
ChartMaxx® Provides Enhanced Access to Critical Patient Data
August 4, 2010
MADISON, N.J. – August 4, 2010 – Intermountain Healthcare, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit health system, and MedPlus®, the healthcare information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics® Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), have joined forces to give physicians an integrated view of patient medical records currently housed in disparate systems.
As demands increase for interoperability between regional healthcare organizations, Intermountain, a recognized leader in healthcare delivery, has announced that it will deploy ChartMaxx®, an enterprise-wide electronic health record solution from MedPlus. As a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-compliant application, ChartMaxx can now acquire data from a central Intermountain information source, eliminating the need to duplicate data across the enterprise.
“Intermountain conducted an exhaustive search for a business partner that could provide a complete SOA-based solution,” said Mark Probst, Intermountain’s CIO. “MedPlus provided the best combination of IT healthcare expertise with the right software application to meet our needs. And, since ChartMaxx has won numerous awards, it’s clear MedPlus is dedicated to new product innovation and exceptional customer delivery. That was important to us.”
The partnership strengthens Intermountain Healthcare’s ability to coordinate delivery of patient care, and to share patient files and clinical test results without building traditional interfaces or duplicating patient data across multiple clinical information systems. MedPlus and Intermountain have agreed to jointly participate in co-development projects that will provide real time ChartMaxx access to data and documents stored in a variety of hospital systems. This approach enables Intermountain to continue with a “best of breed” strategy for applications, while also providing a single access point to the complete patient record.
“The focus of our collaboration with Intermountain is to provide a unique ChartMaxx solution that capitalizes on a SOA environment to provide real time communication between systems,” says Richard Mahoney, MedPlus president and vice president of Healthcare Information Solutions for Quest Diagnostics. “By delivering a SOA-based ChartMaxx solution, Intermountain will leverage their investments in legacy systems while providing a new level of information access which frees physicians and clinicians to work more efficiently and at less cost.”
Hospitals are under tremendous pressure to realize greater efficiencies, lower costs, and improve patient outcomes. ChartMaxx will enable Intermountain’s physicians to efficiently track and maintain patient charts and spend more time with patients without the need to visit the Medical Records department to sign deficiencies or request historical records. Physicians will have access to a patient’s complete medical record online and can access information such as lab orders and radiology images while easily exchanging documents and demographics data.
About Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare is a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City with 23 hospitals and over 900 physicians and clinicians in the Intermountain Medical Group, a broad range of clinics and services and health insurance plans from SelectHealth. Intermountain is the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West with over 32,000 employees and serves the healthcare needs of Utah and southeastern Idaho residents.
About MedPlus
MedPlus, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the healthcare information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics(R). MedPlus is a leading developer and integrator of clinical connectivity and healthcare information exchange solutions that foster better patient care and improve business performance for healthcare institutions, physicians and patients. The company's Centergy™ Data Exchange and ChartMaxx(R) solutions efficiently and securely collect, store, manage and integrate clinical information within an organization, enterprise, practice or community. Centergy enables clinicians to access patient data in a centralized view aggregated from multiple care sites. ChartMaxx, the award-winning electronic patient record system, has been implemented in more than 130 hospitals and integrated healthcare delivery networks and has more than 360,000 users. For more information, visit www.MedPlus.com.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics is the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions. The company offers the broadest access to diagnostic testing services through its network of laboratories and patient service centers, and provides interpretive consultation through its extensive medical and scientific staff. Quest Diagnostics is a pioneer in developing innovative new diagnostic tests and advanced healthcare information technology solutions that help improve patient care. Additional company information is available at: www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
