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"Michigan is pioneering new ways to deliver better healthcare, whichincludes connecting physicians statewide," said Governor Jennifer M. Granholm."I want to commend the partnership between Michigan State Medical Society andCovisint for working to connect our doctors -- this is another great steptoward comprehensive health information exchange."
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The MSMS Connect network is designed to improve the delivery, security andefficiency of healthcare by delivering access to and the use of technologyamong physicians. A key benefit is that physicians need only to sign-in onceto have secure access to applications providing clinical and administrativeinformation, including labs, ePrescribing, pharmacies, patient registries andother data.
"Physician practices will benefit from MSMS Connect because the electronictools they need will be available through one source," said Gregory J.Forzley, MD, Chair of MSMS Board of Directors and Medical Director ofInformatics at Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, Mich. "Patients willbenefit because the secure electronic transfer of patient information willincrease efficiency, quality and safety. We look forward to linking up withmore payers, vendors and regional health information networks as theydevelop."
As a free benefit to MSMS' 15,000 physician members, this partnershipenables the means for physicians to easily adopt technology in acost-effective, minimally-disruptive way in their practices. It is the firststep on the road to full access to online health information, and new servicescan be added easily as they become available. With Covisint, MSMS Connect willlink with other healthcare and administrative networks, including regionalhealth information organizations (RHIOs), regardless of the differenttechnologies at each institution or initiative. It also allows physicians toparticipate in new incentive programs offered by Medicare and health insurancecompanies.
"With MSMS Connect, physicians have a new opportunity to adopt health ITand incorporate that technology into their practices," said David McGuffie,President and COO of Covisint. "Covisint's tested and trusted platform givesphysicians one familiar place to securely access the patient data they need todo their jobs more effectively. Covisint and MSMS will work together to drivetechnology adoption in the physician community while improving care andmanaging costs."
Covisint's on-demand collaboration platform helps virtual communitiessecurely access, use and share time sensitive information. Covisint solvesbusiness problems by streamlining and automating processesglobally -- connecting state and nationally based communities, organizationsand systems in the healthcare, automotive and financial services industries,as well as the public sector. Learn more about Covisint at www.covisint.com.
Michigan State Medical Society
The Michigan State Medical Society is the professional association of morethan 15,000 physicians in Michigan. The mission of the MSMS is to promote ahealth care environment that supports physicians in caring for and enhancingthe health of Michigan citizens through science, quality and ethics in thepractice of medicine. Visit the MSMS website at www.msms.org for moreinformation.
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