May 2008
HIMSS RHIO Connection
"Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers and Axolotl Partner to Improve Patient Care"
Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers, members of the New York City Health and
Hospitals Corporation, announced the selection of Axolotl Corp. to implement a regional
health information exchange. With a commitment to delivering the highest quality of
patient care, Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers will utilize Axolotl's advanced
Elysium® technology to connect community healthcare participants and provide an
electronic system for real-time delivery and sharing of clinical information among
healthcare professionals.
"Elmhurst Hospital Center is dedicated to building a superior healthcare
organization with a far-reaching vision. Axolotl's HIE was selected after careful
evaluation of the alternatives," said Chris Constantino, Executive Director of
Elmhurst Hospital Center. "We're excited to incorporate this market-leading
technology as the health information exchange component of our future vision. We
believe that health information exchange will benefit both professionals and
patients in our community by creating real opportunities to improve healthcare
quality and safety."
Using Axolotl's community-wide Patient Index to ensure correct identification of
all patients, providers in Queens will have the ability to access laboratory reports,
radiology reports/eImaging, medication history, allergies and other important patient
information across the region, via a secure web application. As well as connecting
to ambulatory care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, data will be available
through Axolotl's Virtual Health Record and its EMR-Lite product. Physicians will
also use Axolotl's integrated e-prescribing solution, with connectivity to SureScripts
and RxHub networks for prescriptions, renewals, formulary and eligibility data. |
