{"id":31908,"date":"2020-02-11T12:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T12:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=31908"},"modified":"2020-02-13T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T12:43:46","slug":"africas-first-private-healthcare-information-exchange-set-to-drive-health-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2020\/02\/11\/africas-first-private-healthcare-information-exchange-set-to-drive-health-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s first private Healthcare Information Exchange set to drive health revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CareConnect, a non-profit organisation founded by&nbsp; some of\nthe largest medical insurance administrators and hospital groups in South\nAfrica, has selected InterSystems to implement HealthShare Unified Care Record\nand HealthShare Patient Index to revolutionise the local healthcare system by\nproviding unified access to vital patient information for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HealthShare lets those in the medical industry overcome the\nchallenges of decentralised data by consolidating information across multiple\nstakeholders when requested.&nbsp; The system delivers relevant data from\nacross an application and business ecosystem, facilitating timely action\nthrough real-time communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis\nis the first substantial health data exchange of its kind in Africa and will\ndramatically improve South African patient care in the future,\u201d said Henry\nAdams, Sales Manager for InterSystems South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter\nan extensive procurement process by CareConnect, InterSystems was selected as\nthe preferred technology provider thanks to its proven capabilities in Europe,\nespecially the UK, and the US,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr\nBurnett Biddulph, CEO of CareConnect, believes CareConnect will benefit from\nthe InterSystems track record of providing HIE services in various regions\naround the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re\nexcited to be partnering with a company that has had global experience in\ndeveloping health information exchanges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\nbelieve that the CareConnect HIE will usher in a new era for South Africa\u2019s\nhealth system by transforming the healthcare experience for the patient and the\nhealth professional.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CareConnect, a non-profit organisation founded by&nbsp; some of the largest medical insurance administrators and hospital groups in South Africa, has selected InterSystems to implement HealthShare Unified Care Record and HealthShare Patient Index to revolutionise the local healthcare system by providing unified access to vital patient information for the first time. 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