Misys Open Source Solutions (MOSS), a member of the Allscripts family of businesses, claims it successfully tested two critical Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) profiles required to operate a health information exchange (HIE).
On Jan. 15, 2010, Allscript-Misys announced it now can identify patients uniquely and is able to exchange a particular consenting patient's clinical information across disparate systems. These could include data-systems operated by hospitals, private practices, labs and diagnostic centers. Depending on the healthcare community's needs and preferences, the implementation of MOSS' HIE may be performed in a federated or decentralized manner or centrally. To comply with the mandates of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), any record that has been requested then is tracked for auditing purposes, according to Allscript-Misys. IHE is a critical step in Allscript-Misys' plan to dominate health information technology and electronic medical records (EMRs).
Last year, Google announced its partnership with pharmacy chain CVS Caremark, which joined Google Health Rx network allowing millions of customers to access medication records online through a private Google account. On Jan. 7, 2010, CVS Caremark also announced its plan to migrate its proprietary iScribe database to Allscripts-Misys' e-prescribing solution. CVS contractually gave Allscripts-Misys ownership of iScribe's medical provider database and rights to market Allscripts-Misys' EMR to database members.
This convergence through CVS Caremark will help Google, and its consumer-friendly applications, and Allscripts-Misys, with its demonstrated strength in EMR and HIE applications, to dominate the United State healthcare information. Or, at least, that's what company executives hope and predict.