CHATTANOOGA, TN – Shared Health, Tennessee's largest public/private health information exchange (HIE) has tapped MEDai, an Elsevier company, to provide an interoperable, HIE platform to the state.

The Shared Health Clinical Xchange platform is designed to help physician practices operate more efficiently and deliver better patient care by bringing patient-centric information from an entire healthcare team to the point of care, Shared Health executives say.

By merging key clinical data with administrative data, Clinical Xchange takes practices "out of the silo" and delivers a comprehensive clinical decision support solution, said Bruce Taffel, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Shared Health.

"Our partnership provides a seamless platform for physicians and other stakeholders to leverage information across systems and care settings," said Taffel. "Combined with superior analytics we are providing communities the insight needed to drive quality and improve patient satisfaction."

MEDai's predictive modeling and evidence-based medicine guideline compliance capability forms the core of actionable information within Shared Health's clinical data-sharing platform, Clinical Xchange. The platform integrates clinical decision support and population management tools to help promote evidence-based guideline compliance and coordination of care.

It is interoperable with any electronic medical record (EMR) and can create a longitudinal view of the patient drawn from a variety of sources, including the exam room, the lab, the pharmacy, the payer and the patient.

"Health information exchange is truly about care coordination and providing access to clinically relevant information at the point-of-care," said Swati Abbott, president and CEO of MEDai. "This collaboration is a wonderful example of how healthcare information technology can truly be leveraged to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivery within our communities."