HealthShare Exchange of Southeastern PA
| Nonprofit corporation | |
| Founded | USA (2011) |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Number of employees | 15-20 employees |
| Website |
Overview
HealthShare Exchange of Southeastern Pennsylvania (HSX)[1] is a membership-dues-supported nonprofit Health information exchange formed by the Delaware Valley’s hospitals/health systems and healthcare insurers. The purpose of this nonprofit is to make electronic patient-care information transmissible throughout the area’s medical system, linking data across hospital systems and healthcare insurers as a service to its members and participants. The HSX platform enables medical centers, insurers, and practice offices in the southeastern Pennsylvania region to share clinical records by providing patient histories and event notifications throughout the network.[2]
Background
As a result of the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and other regional healthcare drivers, local planning for HSX began in the summer of 2011. The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF), a regional quality improvement non-profit organization, joined with hospitals, health plans, physicians, government representatives, and safety-net providers to explore how a formalized health information organization could enable better care for patients in the region.[3]
Resulting from a number of healthcare market drivers and challenges, HealthShare Exchange was formed as a collaboration among major healthcare stakeholders, including health plans and the acute care hospitals across the five-county region of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.[4]
In May 2016, HSX was awarded a portion of a $3.8 million grant by the The Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority, which receives its funding through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services runs an EHR incentive program that requires its participants to exchange health data in order to receive incentive payments.[5]
Members
Below is the list of hospitals and health plans that HSX serves.
Hospitals
Aria Health – Bucks County
Aria Health – Frankford
Aria Health – Torresdale
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Springfield Hospital
Taylor Hospital
Doylestown Health
Eagleville Hospital
Elwyn
Einstein Healthcare Network
Einstein Medical Center – Elkins Park
Einstein Medical Center – Montgomery
Einstein Medical Center – Philadelphia
Grand View Hospital
Holy Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center
Abington Memorial Hospital
Lansdale Hospital
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Methodist Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Main Line Health
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Lankenau Medical Center
Paoli Hospital
Riddle Hospital
Chester County Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Prime Healthcare
Roxborough Memorial Hospital
The Lower Bucks Hospital
Trinity Health
Mercy Health System of Southeastern PA
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
Mercy Suburban Hospital
Nazareth Hospital
St. Mary Medical Center
Temple Health
Jeanes Hospital
Temple University Hospital
Tenet Healthcare
Hahnemann University Hospital
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Health Plan Members
AmeriHealth Caritas
Health Partners Plans
References
- ↑ http://www.hsxsepa.org
- ↑ "LIVE FROM HIMSS16: HSX Shows Off Health Information Exchange That Works | Healthcare Informatics Magazine | Health IT | Information Technology". healthcare-informatics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ HealthITAnalytics. "Penn. Doles Out $674K Grants for Health Information Exchange". healthitanalytics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ "HealthShare Exchange: Pushing the Envelope on HIE in Southeastern Pennsylvania | Healthcare Informatics Magazine | Health IT | Information Technology". healthcare-informatics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ http://healthitinteroperability.com/news/pa-health-information-exchange-awards-3.8m-in-grants