Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), a healthcare organizations in the Southeast with 32 affiliated hospitals in North and South Carolina, announced today it has selected Medicity as its partner to build a multi-state health information exchange (HIE).
Carolinas HealthCare System is expanding on its successful implementation of Medicity’s Novo Grid by deploying the full suite of HIE solutions to connect entities across CHS and facilitate the secure sharing of data, improving provider communication, continuity of care, patient safety, and the quality of care provided to patients.
Medicity’s community health record complements CHS’ existing strategy of securely sharing information utilizing electronic health records (EHRs) and extending access to a longitudinal health record to physicians and other caregivers.