Carequality Exchange Now Has 150,000 Clinicians Participating

Since Carequality announced its first live data exchanges this summer, participating health systems have tripled the number of patient records they’re sharing. Now, more than 150,000 clinicians across 11,000 clinics and 500 hospitals can share health information seamlessly, no matter which EHR they use, as part of Carequality’s interoperability framework.

To see interoperability in action, ONC Coordinator Dr. Vindell Washington visited SSM Health. The St. Louis-based organization uses Epic and shares data with health systems in all 50 states, including organizations on athenahealth, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, and other EHRs. In 2016 alone, they’ve exchanged 4.8 million patient records—five times the number they exchanged in 2015.

“With Carequality… our queries happen behind the scenes during patient registration, so the information is already there when the doctor opens the patient’s chart. By having a more complete picture of the patient’s care, we can make better, faster decisions; avoid reordering expensive tests; and help ensure that our patients receive the best care possible at the lowest possible cost. It’s really a win-win,” said Dr. Peter Schoch, vice president of value-based care and payments at SSM.

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