AMHERST HEALTH CARE PRACTICES CONTINUE TO

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Physician practices throughout Western New York continue to join HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, including a couple of Amherst-based practices. Buffalo Amherst Allergy Associates and Suburban Psychiatric Associates are now HEALTHeLINK participants.

HEALTHeLINK is a collaborative effort among various health care organizations in Western New York for health care providers to share medical and clinical information, such as lab results, prescription histories, etc., through a safe and secure electronic information exchange. Patients allow treating physicians and other authorized clinical professionals to access their health information by signing a consent form, which can be obtained at their physician’s office or by downloading from HEALTHeLINK’s website, www.wnyhealthelink.com. Nearly 250,000 Western New Yorkers have already given their health care providers better access to the information they need by giving their consent.

About HEALTHeLINK: The not-for-profit organization was established through funding from BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, The Catholic Health System, Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Independent Health Association, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Univera Healthcare and the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers Capital Grant Program (HEAL NY) from New York State. HEALTHeLINK also received one of the country’s largest awards as part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program.

HEALTHeLINK stakeholders include a broad representation of healthcare professionals and organizations throughout the eight-county Western New York region such as the State University of New York at Buffalo, P2 Collaborative, Chautauqua County Health Network, the WNY Rural Area Health Education Center and local county public health departments. For more information on HEALTHeLINK, visit www.wnyhealthelink.com.

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