Featured September 18, 2012 | businesswire.com | The Motley Fool
Michigan Health Connect and Greenway Complete Data Exchange Agreement
Platform Provides Connectivity Between Hospitals and Ambulatory Practices
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. & CARROLLTON, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Michigan Health Connect (MHC), Michigan’s largest provider of health information exchange, and Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., have announced an agreement to provide large-scale integrated health system data exchange for ambulatory practices and clinics utilizing Greenway’s electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSUITE®.
Michigan physicians using PrimeSUITE can seamlessly exchange information with any participating hospital that feeds data into Michigan Health Connect, providing connectivity of clinical results data instantly and securely.
“With Greenway’s ability to develop a hub-to-hub connection leading to the growth of participation in the Michigan Health Connect program, patients across the state will benefit from more-collaborative and cost-effective care,” said Doug Dietzman, executive director of Michigan Health Connect. “Ever-expanding data exchange platforms also aid healthcare providers in meeting the criteria and goals of care coordination incentive programs such as meaningful use.”
Michigan Health Connect currently includes 54 member hospitals and more than 4,000 physicians across Michigan delivering more than 900,000 results per month.
“As reliable, standards-based data exchange becomes paramount for care coordination, we are pleased to be among the collaborative partners of Michigan Health Connect committed to providing scalable solutions throughout the region,” said Justin T. Barnes, Greenway® vice president and board member of the global data exchange and transport standards organization Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE-USA). “This partnership with Michigan Health Connect provides the means for impacting patient outcomes and furthers the eventuality of a national health information network.”
About Michigan Health Connect
Nationally recognized Michigan Health Connect, the state’s largest provider of health information exchange, works to enhance patient care by improving access to timely, secure clinical information while streamlining administrative functions for providers. More information about the community-based nonprofit, including a list of member hospitals and providers, is available at www.MichiganHealthConnect.org.
About Greenway and PrimeSUITE
Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. (NYS: GWAY) delivers smarter solutions for smarter healthcare™.PrimeSUITE® — Greenway’s certified and fully integrated electronic health record, practice management and interoperability solution — helps improve care coordination, quality and cost-efficiency as part of a smarter, sustainable healthcare system. Thousands of ambulatory care providers across more than 30 specialties and sub-specialties use on-premise or cloud-based Greenway® solutions in healthcare enterprises, physician practices and clinics nationwide. For details, see greenwaymedical.com,Twitter,Facebook or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include both implied and express statements regarding the company’s financial condition, growth strategy, business development efforts, service offerings, and service delivery models. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from the historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that could affect the company’s future performance include, but are not limited to, our ability to adapt to evolving technology and industry standards; our ability to implement our growth strategy; our ability to retain management and other qualified personnel; failure to prevent disruptions in service or damage to our third-party providers’ data centers; failure to avoid liability for the use of content we provide; regulation of the healthcare information technology industry; our ability to ensure our solutions meet industry and government standards; failure to maintain adequate security measures for our customers’ confidential information and personal identifiable information and their patients’ protected health information; our ability to expand our customer base; failure of the HITECH Act and other incentive programs to be fully implemented or funded by the government; our ability to implement our strategic relationships as currently intended; failure to establish, protect or enforce our intellectual property; and restrictions in our credit facility and future indebtedness.
The company operates in a continually changing business environment and new factors emerge from time to time. Greenway cannot predict such factors or assess the impact, if any, of such factors on our financial position or results of operations. The company undertakes no obligation or duty to update or modify these forward-looking statements.
Greenway, the Greenway logo and PrimeSUITE are registered trademarks and the phrase “smarter solutions for smarter healthcare” is a trademark of Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. Other product or company names are the property of their respective owners.
Greenway:
Bob Kneeley, 678-390-7262
Vice President, Investor Relations
bobkneeley@greenwaymedical.com
or
GCI Health
James Robinson, 404-259-5542
james.robinson@gcihealth.com
or
Michigan Health Connect
George Bosnjak, 616-588-4707
gbosnjak@michiganhealthconnect.org