Health Information Exchange

HI-BRIDGE Solutions is the NCPC’s flagship for our work in the health information field.

HI-BRIDGE Solutions serves as a trusted advisor to clinicians in the redesign of healthcare delivery through electronic health record technology and other interoperable systems with the goal of improving clinical outcomes and the quality of care across patient populations and services.

HI-BRIDGE Solutions offers Solutions that guide clinicians through the emerging health IT space by providing education, training and technical assistance for clinical practice transformation initiatives, including programs that support the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) initiatives.

Additionally, HI-BRIDGE Solutions has developed the Georgia Health Connect (GAHC), now HI-BRIDGE HIE, a regional health information exchange, that offers services for the successful exchange of confidential patient clinical information and interoperability to support optimal health outcomes in the greater community while eliminating the disparate gap of healthcare throughout Georgia and this nation.

The Health IT Division, through HI-BRIDGE Solutions engages the clinicians through a robust membership of consulting services covering the following areas:

HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange

HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange (HIE) is a mission-based Regional Health Information Exchange (formerly Georgia HealthConnect) created to provide interoperability through integrated technology and clinical support services to meet the needs of smaller practices, hospitals and health systems for the electronic exchange of patient clinical information.

Our broad and practical Health Information Technology (HIT) expertise assists practices and hospitals with improving the quality of care for patients and maximizing overall productivity through interoperability offerings which consist of the following:

  • Electronic clinical data record exchange with the provider’s EHR system
  • Increased patient coordination of care
  • Access to clinical history: Labs, radiology and hospital-based records
  • Medication history/reconciliation
  • Patient data repository and analytics
  • Access to iPrescribe® mobile prescription platform
  • Local Community Health Networks

HI-BRIDGE HIE is a member affiliate of Georgia’s state HIE, Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), through which bi-directional data exchange enables users to have access to statewide and nationwide patient clinical record data at the point of patient care. Our HIE creates a longitudinal patient record by aggregating data from all participating entities and uses a federated approach to query data from GaHIN.

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