WESTERN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE CARE JOINS HEALTHeLINK

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, announced that Western New York Immediate Care and its urgent care centers in Amherst, Cheektowaga, Orchard Park and Williamsville are now participating in the exchange. With patient consent, physicians at Western New York Immediate Care now have immediate access through HEALTHeLINK to patient data, lab and radiology reports and prescription histories to help provide better patient care.

“By joining with WNY Immediate Care, physicians at these urgent care centers will be able to obtain their patients’ medical histories and other important health information during off hours, when his or her primary care physician is not immediately available,” said Daniel Porreca, HEALTHeLINK’s executive director. “Immediate access to this information can help physicians better treat their patients, which can be critical in an urgent situation.”

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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