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Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange (PHIX)

The goal of the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange - or PHIX –
is to create a secure statewide network for sharing electronic health
information for Pennsylvania's health care providers and patients.

The use of a secure statewide health information exchange will:

give authorized health care professionals the information they
 need to provide services no matter when or where a patient needs
 care

improve patient safety

reduce redundant tests and procedures

lead to reduced health care costs while improving public health
 monitoring and tracking

enable Pennsylvania to connect to the national health information
 network

The PHIX Advisory Council, comprised of experts from across the
Commonwealth, advises the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform on
PHIX strategies, issues and recommendations.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides a great
opportunity for the investment into health information technology. As
part of ARRA, the Office of National Coordinator recently announced
guidance for two grant opportunities. The first would be to develop
regional HIT Extension programs to provide technical guidance,
assistance and information on best practices on implementing useful
HIT. The second will help build capacity for health care providers to
better realize the full potential of health information exchanges.

GOHCR is working closely with stakeholders in an effort to develop the
most competitive applications for these grants, and to ensure that
they supplement and compliment PHIX when it is fully developed.

A Request for Proposal has been released regarding PHIX, it can be
viewed here - interested parties are encouraged to: learn about doing
business with the Commonwealth and sign up for eAlerts

Better health information leads to better health care.

Many physicians are in the process of converting traditional paper
records to electronic medical records. Many other industries, such as
banking, have already made the transition to computer-based records.
Access to a patient’s information by authorized caregivers will
provide better quality of care.

 

What is an electronic medical record (EMR)?

It is an electronic record of health-related information on an
individual that can be created, managed and consulted by authorized
clinicians and staff within one health care organization.

How is an EMR different from an EHR?

When an individual’s data from multiple EMR’s and other systems such
as hospital systems, laboratories and pharmacies are merged together
it is called an electronic health record (EHR). This occurs when
health care providers join networks for health information exchange
like PHIX. These networks give health care professionals the ability
to electronically transmit information needed to create an
individual’s EHR. This enables information from multiple physicians or
other health care professionals to be viewed as a single record. It
ensures that information about each patient is accessible when an
authorized physician must make a treatment decision.

Who authorizes access to an EHR?

The patient is at the center of the health care delivery process. The
patient has the authority to grant or remove access to his or her
health care information.

Security

There may be concern from some individuals about the security of their
personal health information. There are federal and state laws such as
HIPAA designed to protect both paper and electronic health records.
PHIX will meet stringent requirements to ensure the safety and privacy
of every individual’s information. Unlike paper health records that
may be easily misplaced or lost, PHIX will include details on every
time someone accesses an electronic health record. That information
translates into better care and transparency for patients.

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