ORCHARD PARK PHYSICIAN PRACTICES CONTINUE TO

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Physician practices throughout Western New York continue to join HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, including several in Orchard Park. Western New York Eye Center and the family practices of Mark Swetz, MD and David P. Kowalski, MD are now participants in the exchange.

“With your consent, treating physicians and approved medical staff who are involved in your care will have instant access to your most current health information through HEALTHeLNK,” said Dan Porreca, HEALTHeLINK’s executive director. “This access could improve the quality of your care and save money through the elimination of duplicate testing.”

In order to provide consent, patients must sign a consent form at their treating physician’s office or download one 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.

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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