Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE), Hawaii’s state-designated HIE, is taking action to improve patient identification and the accuracy of provider data for enhanced care coordination across the state.
HHIE is working with Pasadena, Calif.-based NextGate to implement an enterprise cloud-based master patient index and provider registry software to create a sustainable statewide system of accurate patient and provider data by resolving duplicate and incomplete records.
HHIE was established in 2006 to improve statewide healthcare delivery through seamless, safe and effective health information exchange. The HIE covers more than 1.2 million patients and has more than 450 participants including Castle Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, The Queen's Medical Center, and the state’s largest insurance provider, HMSA.
“Accurate, comprehensive data that flows freely across boundaries is a catalyst for informed, life-saving decision making, effective care management, and a seamless patient and provider experience,” Francis Chan, CEO of HHIE, said in a statement.
Chan adds that the technology updates will help to ensure providers have “timely and reliable access to data to deliver the high-quality level of care every patient deserves.” “We are building a scalable, trusted information network that will positively influence the health and well-being of our communities,” Chan said.
“The partnership will enable HHIE to develop internal support tools to create accurate, efficient patient identity and provider relationships to those patients to support focused coordinated care,” Ben Tutor, information technology manager of HHIE, said in a statement.
Cross-system interoperability is critical to the success of HHIE’s Health eNet Community Health Record (CHR), which has more than 1,200 users and 470 participating physician practices, pharmacies, payers and large healthcare providers that contribute to over 20 million health records statewide. Deployment of the EMPI’s Patient Matching as a Service (PMaaS) solution will support HHIE’s vision of a fully integrated, coordinated delivery network by establishing positive patient identification at every point across the continuum for a complete picture of one’s health, according to HHIE leaders.By ensuring that each individual has only one record, participants of HHIE will be able to map a patient’s entire care journey for informed decision-making and population health management, HHIE leader say.The provider registry will synchronize and reconcile provider data across clinical, financial and credentialing systems to enable an accurate directory and referral network of providers. Using a single provider ID, the registry aggregates and maintains up-to-date information about individual providers and provider groups, such as specialties, locations, insurance options, hospital privileges, spoken languages, and practice hours. Providers can also easily identify who else is on their patient’s care team as well as what other clinicians should receive test results, lab reports and other treatment summaries.
