InterSystems, a global leader in
information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications,
has released the 2019.1 version of the InterSystems HealthShare® suite of
connected health solutions. HealthShare unites providers, patients, and payers
with a unified care record and delivers foundational technology for connected
health solutions. The newest member of the suite, HealthShare Provider
Directory, offers a single source of truth for provider demographic and
professional relationship information. With enhancements made to the clinical
viewer, analytics, and interoperability, the latest version of HealthShare
offers more functionality, scalability, communication, and extended decision
support than ever before.
Inaccurate provider information has
consequences – for patients, payers, and the providers themselves. Wrong
telephone numbers and location information limits access to care. Inadvertently
choosing an out-of-network provider can result in catastrophic healthcare
bills. Health plans have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for
publishing inaccurate directories. And, inaccurate information propagated
across multiple clinical and administrative systems at a hospital or integrated
delivery network can negatively impact efficiency and cash flow. A 2017-2018
CMS review of Medicare Advantage Organization provider directories found that
nearly 49 percent of them contained inaccurate information.
To respond to this, InterSystems created the
HealthShare Provider Directory module, a master data management solution that
automates the process of collecting, consolidating, and publishing accurate
provider information. It enables users to more easily comply with regulations,
enhance customer service, and improve the efficiency of any business process
that requires up-to-date and accurate provider information.
As part of the HealthShare 2019.1 release,
InterSystems also renamed its flagship HealthShare product module, HealthShare
Information Exchange, to HealthShare
Unified Care Record to better reflect the
robust functionality of the technology.
“Interoperability and information exchange
are hot topics now, but technology can do better than simply moving data
around. If these government initiatives are going to be the foundation for
innovation in healthcare, organizations need to aggregate information and build
upon a true unified care record – then put the data to use to improve the
patient care experience, drive down costs, and improve the health of
populations,” said Don Woodlock, vice president of InterSystems
HealthShare. “At InterSystems, we are committed to providing solutions
that drive care coordination with enhanced intelligence to meet caregiver and
patient needs.”
The latest HealthShare release also includes
enhancements to its clinical viewer, expanded HL7® FHIR® capabilities, and
out-of-the-box analytics functionality. InterSystems HealthShare 2019.1 is now
available. To learn more, visit https://www.intersystems.com/products/healthshare/.