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Get the Facts About CliniSync
Crash through brick and mortar. Access the right data when and where you need it. Get patient health information quickly. Coordinate care with other health
professionals.
Breaking through the brick and mortar of hospital corridors and practice walls, we’re building a health exchange that allows everyone in the healthcare
community to exchange patient health information, no matter where they’re located.
As one of the most successful health information exchanges in the nation, CliniSync has connected 149 of 157 contracted hospitals. We've also connected
thousands of physicians and more than 500 long-term, post-acute care facilities. Our Provider Directory includes 15,000 Direct email addresses.
We're not just connecting physicians and practices, we're involving EMS personnel so they can view information on the run, providing notifications
if someone is admitted or discharged from the hospitao or Emergency Department, and facilitating the exchange of Continuity of Care Documents so clinicans
can get a better picture of a patient's health.
Find out more about CliniSync by clicking on the FAQs below. If you can’t find the information you need, contact us at: information@ohiponline.org.
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What is a health information exchange (HIE)?
A health information exchange (HIE) is a secure computer network that connects electronic health record systems used by different healthcare providers.
The exchange allows those providers to share clinical and demographic information about patients they have in common quickly and securely to improve
care coordination and efficiency. In Ohio, our HIE is CliniSync, a combination of Clinical Information + Synchronicity = CliniSync.
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Who participates in CliniSync?
As of 2017, 150 hospitals in Ohio are contracted with CliniSync and 139 are "live," meaning they are sending results and reports directly to practices.
Initially, Ohio focused on primary care physicians and the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), assisting more than 6,000 in the selection
and implementation of EHRs with funds provided by the HITECH Act. Today, our outreach includes all physician practices, whether internal medicine,
family physicians, specialists, or optometrists. In addition, a tremendous expansion into the long-term and post-acute care community means they
can share electronic health records to help patients as they go through transitions of care from one facility to another. We also are exploring
data sharing with health plans. For a full listing of members of the CliniSync Community,go to our Member Resources page on this website.
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Why is HIE important?
In Ohio, physicians and hospitals historically have not been able to share electronic patient data with one another to coordinate care for patients who
have been treated in disparate healthcare settings, which is particularly problematic when patients have multiple chronic conditions. Instead, health
systems and hospitals could only communicate with their own staff, and in a few cases, with other hospitals in their system.
Online access to patient data across multiple care settings over time enables effective coordination that increases quality, efficiency and access of care.
Reminders and alerts for patients and healthcare professionals help eliminate gaps and duplication in care. Accessing the right information at the
right time from patient records existing in hospitals, physician practices, laboratories, pharmacies, health plans, long-term care, home health and
behavioral health facilities – and patients themselves – is instrumental for providers to coordinate care.
FACT SHEETS
Benefits of HIE for Long-Term Care
CliniSync Services and Solutions 2018
CliniSync Services for Physicians
Community Health Record
Connect to VA and DOD
Consent FAQs
DataMart
Health Information Technology Acronyms
How to Access Data
Notify Product Overview
Patient-Centered Medical Homes & CliniSync
Public Health Reporting
Results Delivery Testimonials
Sensitive Behavioral Health Information
Single Sign On Fact Sheet
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