From MarketWatch:
InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, today announced that InterSystems HealthShare(TM) has been selected as the technology platform for the Illinois Health Information Exchange. Estimated value of the contract is $7.25 million.
Building our electronic health record information exchange is a major step in transforming health care and helping patients," Governor Quinn said. "Statewide access to electronic records means that vital patient information will be instantly available to doctors and hospitals when it is needed most, improving health care delivery and saving lives."
Development of the Illinois HIE is funded through a federal grant program established to allow states to assist health care providers and hospitals with the exchange of electronic health records (EHRs). Illinois received $18.8 million over four years to develop this capacity, and the first phase of exchange services is expected to be available statewide in April 2012.
Comprehensive, Massively Scalable Solution
The statewide HIE network will provide seamless clinical information flow to more than 50,000 healthcare providers, payers and state agencies. It is expected to serve a patient population of 13 million individuals, according to Laura Zaremba, Director of the Illinois Office of Health Information Technology.
InterSystems HealthShare is a breakthrough software solution that provides the massive scalability needed to support Illinois' large patient population and a rich feature set that goes beyond basic HIE and interoperability requirements. It provides a unified strategic informatics platform designed to fulfill the requirements of regional health information and personal health records exchanges and IDNs both now and in the future.
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