FLINT, MI– The days of trying to read a doctor’s handwriting are ending.

Patients won’t have to struggle to remember their entire medical history and physicians won’t shuffle through piles of paperwork to learn crucial information about their patients. A month after Epic, an all-electronic medical records system, was implemented at Hurley Medical Center, officials say the system has enabled physicians to more efficiently care for and learn about their patients – an idea that is quickly growing around the state and country. Continue Reading…

Beaumont Health System is first in Michigan to implement a real-time computer interface to send immunization information from its hospitals and outpatient sites to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry, the state’s database for tracking child and adult immunization histories. Continue Reading…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI- October 31, 2011 – Michigan Health Connect (MHC) is pleased to announce that Oakland Physician Network Services (OPNS) based in Waterford, Michigan has decided to extend MHC’s health information exchange (HIE) solutions to its physician membership.  This participation will further enhance care quality and coordination that OPNS physicians provide to their patients, and meet core requirements associated with Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) designation as well as the evolving Meaningful Use guidelines. Continue Reading…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI- November 11, 2011 – Michigan Health Connect (MHC) is pleased to announce that Olympia Medical Services has decided to extend MHC’s health information exchange (HIE) solutions to its physician membership. Olympia Medical Services is comprised of more than 500 physicians serving patients in southeast Michigan, with many of its physicians on the medical staff at both Garden City Hospital and Botsford Hospital. This participation will further enhance the quality and coordination of care that Olympia physicians provide to their patients. Continue Reading…

Exciting things are happening in Michigan, where a broad, regional health information exchange, or HIE, has been steadily evolving. The benefits will soon accrue to the health care providers and residents of Genesee County, as well as those from neighboring counties. Continue Reading…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI- October 17, 2011 – Michigan Health Connect (MHC) today announced the full production launch of its Referrals solution to all providers across the state.  Healthcare providers and facilities of many types – primary care, specialists, community clinics, long-term care – have the ability to send, receive and manage electronic referrals in their office with any other provider in the MHC network. Continue Reading…

Beaumont Health System Joins Michigan Health Connect

GRAND RAPIDS, MI- May 6, 2011 – Michigan Health Connect (MHC) is pleased to announce that Beaumont Health System based in Royal Oak, Michigan has decided to join MHC’s growing statewide health information exchange.  In addition to utilizing MHC’s HIE Command Center platform being developed to connect and integrate Michigan’s diverse healthcare environment, it will also serve as another key member of the non-profit corporation’s Board of Directors.

Michigan Health Connect Announces Further Participation with Trinity Health (full article)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI- January 2011 - Joining their Ministry Organizations  on the west side of the state, Trinity Health’s Ministry Organizations in east Michigan have recently announced their  intention to actively participate and focus their health information exchange activities with Michigan Health Connect (MHC). The Ministry Organizations in east Michigan are members of the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, spanning six counties including Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne and include the following hospitals: St. Joseph Mercy in Ann Arbor, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, St. Mary Mercy in Livonia, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron, Chelsea Community Hospital and St. Joseph Mercy Saline.