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Waterford, MI & Bingham Farms, MI, June 8, 2009 Oakland Physician Network Services (OPNS), an independent Physician Organization with over 425 physicians located throughout Southeast Michigan, has selected my1HIE® (My One Health Information Exchange) to electronically connect their members to the healthcare community. This collaborative solution provides OPNS member physicians a high value, low risk method to securely communicate and access a full suite of clinical applications.
OPNS is joining four other Physician Organizations in participation with my1HIE®. Now OPNS member physicians will be able to collaborate on patient care with the more than 4,000 currently connected physicians who are utilizing My Workspace, my1HIE®’s physician web portal.
“We’re excited to be part of this collaboration of over 4,000 physicians who will now be connected in a way that was never possible before. The absence of the coordination of care afforded by this technology is a primary flaw in the current system and the ability to harmonize care is key to improving the process and reducing healthcare costs. The cost savings of managing care proactively, reducing medical errors and eliminating duplicate testing will not only improve Michigan employers ability to continue providing health insurance but more importantly benefit patients’ health and wellbeing as doctors replace isolated paper health records that we have today with accessible interactive computerized data.” said Rodger Prong, Executive Director of OPNS.
John Vismara, COO of my1HIE®, credits the leadership and vision of OPNS for this decision, which will better position their physicians in these challenging times. “OPNS recognizes the importance of technology to the future of healthcare. The addition of OPNS connects 425 OPNS physicians to the more than 4,000 physicians already participating in my1HIE® through their Physician Organizations.”
my1HIE® uses a Physician Organization distribution model for easier adoption and increased success. Physicians constantly collaborate with each other and practice as networks of physicians. Working with physician organizations allows my1HIE® to bring up an entire network of doctors which will improve the coordination of clinical information, enhance patient care and reduce the cost of healthcare.
Participating physicians utilize My WorkspaceSM, the physician web portal, to connect to the Health Information Exchange (HIE), share patient information and access clinical applications including: e-Prescribing, Patient Registries, e-Labs and secure HIPAA compliant communication tools through a single sign-on interface. My WorkspaceSM was designed by physicians for physicians and developed with and secured by Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware. To learn more about my1HIE® and My WorkspaceSM visit www.myworkspace1.com.
About my1HIE, LLC
my1HIE® is a Health Information Exchange, developed by physicians, focused on using technology to facilitate clinical information sharing between physicians and other healthcare entities to improve patient care. Bought to you by your physician organization, my1HIE® was designed and customized by physicians to increase provider connectivity and allow the community to securely access and exchange vital health information. Available online from any location with an Internet connection, physicians can electronically access e-Prescribing, labs, other physicians, patient information, hospitals and health plans, all with the click of a button.
About Oakland Physician Network Services (OPNS)
Oakland Physician Network Services, Inc. is an independent physician owned and operated corporation comprised of over 425 primary care and specialty physicians. From its location in Oakland County, OPNS serves the medical community by centrally maintaining the infrastructure to support best practices in medical management, office management, and database management. It provides financial and quality analysis and reporting services that assist member physicians in delivering higher quality care and managing costs for more than 15 healthcare plans.
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