North Carolina Health Information Exchange

NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("NC HIE") PROVIDES A SET OF SECURE AND SCALABLE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE THE ACCESS TO, THE EXCHANGE OF, AND THE ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.

HIE/COOPERATIVE ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO SHARE A PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDING LAB RESULTS, DISCHARGE SUMMARIES, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH OTHER PROVIDERS WHO HAVE SEEN OR WILL SEE THE PATIENT, EVEN IF THOSE PROVIDERS ARE NOT PART OF THE SAME PRACTICE OR HEALTH SYSTEM.

NORTH CAROLINA PROGRAM TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH ("NC PATH")- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NC HIE AND ALLSCRIPTS, LAUNCHED NC PATH - A PROGRAM CREATED TO PLACE NORTH CAROLINA AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM. NC PATH EQUIPS PHYSICIANS WITH ALLSCRIPTS EHR SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT, CONNECTS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ACCROSS THE STATE THROUGH NC HIE AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PRACTICES WITH ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL USE AND PATIENT CENTER MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION. DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS, NC PATH WILL MOVE NORTH CAROLINA INTO A NEW ERA OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE. NC PATH STREAMLINES COORDINATED CARE, ELEVATES THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES, REDUCES HEALTH CARE SPENDING, AND AIDS PRACTICES IN BECOMING HIT COMPLIANT.