BALTIMORE, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) announced that Maryland has formally “gone live” with its statewide health information exchange (HIE). HIE is the infrastructure that supports the private and secure flow of health information among physician practices, hospitals, labs, radiology centers, and other healthcare institutions. Organizations that are now participating in the HIE include:
•Holy Cross Hospital
•Suburban Hospital
•Montgomery General Hospital
•Community Radiology (a RadNet partner)
•Advanced Radiology (a RadNet partner)
•American Radiology Services
•Quest Diagnostics
•Laboratory Corporation of America
The announcement is a major step towards the ubiquitous delivery of the right health information to the right place at the right time providing safer, more timely, efficient, patient-centered care. Several more organizations will connect in the next few weeks.
“We at Holy Cross Hospital believe a statewide health information exchange can help make care safer and more efficient for Marylanders,” said Kevin J. Sexton, President and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital. “We are delighted to join CRISP, state government and other healthcare providers in getting Maryland to this important milestone.”
Additionally, all 48 Maryland hospitals have recently committed to sharing data with the statewide HIE. This commitment covers 11,175 in-patient beds, from Garrett County to the Eastern Shore.
