– First health network in the Southern Hudson Valley begins contributing data to health information exchange. –
ALBANY, N.Y. – Hixny connected two organizations to the community-wide health information exchange (HIE) in September, further expanding the availability of patient records to the statewide healthcare community and to individual healthcare consumers.
The new connections are:
- Ellenville Regional Hospital, a critical access hospital and rural health network based in Ellenville, N.Y.
- St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Ellenville Regional Hospital is contributing data using Health Level 7 (HL7), a set of international standards for the transfer of both clinical and administrative data.
St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center is contributing data using Consolidated-Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA), the industry standard format for exchanging clinical information.
About Hixny
Hixny is the nonprofit electronic health information exchange (HIE) serving residents and the healthcare community in New York’s 28 eastern counties north of New York City. Its secure technology allows people to contribute and use health records and the data they contain in real time, which improves consumers’ knowledge of their own records; ensures that providers have the details they need to provide high-quality care; and forms the foundation of effective population- and community-level health initiatives. Hixny is a nationally recognized leader in HIE technology innovation. To learn more, visit Hixny.org.
