NORTH TONAWANDA HEALTH CARE PRACTICE JOINS HEALTHELINK

BUFFALO, NY- HEALTHeLINK is pleased to announce that Meadow Family Medicine of North Tonawanda is the newest practice to join the HEALTHeLINK clinical information exchange.

HEALTHeLINK was developed by various health care organizations in Western New York as a way to share important clinical and health care information through a safe electronic channel. Patients allow their physicians and other authorized clinical professionals to access their health information by signing a consent form. By using HEALTHeLINK, a physician has immediate access to patient data, including lab and radiology reports, prescription histories, transcribed reports and more.

“HEALTHeLINK assists physicians in immediately obtaining patient health information that can be critical for decisions relative to patient treatment – especially in a life or death situation,” Daniel Porreca, executive director of HEALTHeLINK said. “The more patient health information that is available through the clinical information exchange, the more informed care, participating physicians can provide.”

For more information on HEALTHeLINK and the patient consent process, visit www.wnyhealthelink.com or call 716-206-0993 ext. 311.

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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