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Feb. 21 - Philadelphia HIE Chooses IT Services

Main Line Health, a five-hospital health system serving Philadelphia, Pa.announced that it has signed an agreement with MobileMD to implement its Health Information Exchange (HIE).

Main Line Health will use MobileMD’s turnkey technology and outsourced services to establish connectivity between its health systems and affiliated physician practices. With MobileMD, Main Line Health can now electronically send physician practices in real-time lab results, radiology reports and transcribed reports that will be received directly into physicians’ different electronic medical record systems.

“The ability to link our affiliated practices and provide them with real time information that is key to the care of their patients was paramount to us,” said Joel Port, Vice President, Planning and Business Development of Main Line Health. “MobileMD’s ability to handle the complex needs of the various practices, the personalized set-up of each practice, reliably maintain communications on behalf of a hospital and resolve issues quickly and professionally will be a significant benefit to our physicians.”

“Rather than make a purely technology decision, Main Line Health decided to offer its practices connectivity to electronic feeds and a complete support solution that provides the depth and breadth of options and functionality needed to fully support the needs of their physician community,” said John Skinner, President of MobileMD. “We handle the set-up, configuration and maintenance of the system, and we support physicians in getting the information they need, when and where they need it and in a manner that’s best for their own practice. Main Line Health wants their physicians to be pleased with the entire service, not just the technology.”

MobileMD is a service-oriented technology provider operating on a 24/7 schedule, ensuring that the technology and data transfer is configured to meet the specific needs of each practice. MobileMD serves as the connectivity intermediary between the hospital and physician practice. No new hardware or software is required by the practice and the outsourced services alleviate the need for hospitals to add staffing for HIE delivery and maintenance. The MobileMD product suite provides a scalable, practical answer to the interconnectivity needs of regional health systems.

Source: HIMSS

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