Cooper University Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center and Virtua Health, along with most primary-care providers in Camden, will participate in the exchange to share access to information, such as hospital discharge summaries, lab results, medications and X-rays, according to the report.
According to the report, the exchange will benefit patients and physicians by reducing the time it takes for physicians to retrieve a patient’s health record. Often, physicians must treat sick patients before seeing the medical record and knowing what past treatment they have received.
The Camden Health Information Exchange is expected to be functional this winter and is estimated to cost $210,000 to operate during its first year. The project is funded by the hospitals, foundations and the government, according to the report.
Read the Philadelphia Inquirer’s report about the Camden Health Information Exchange.
