Keystone Health Information Exchange Expands to Improve Care for Older Adults
Leading Post-Acute Care Company Golden Living Joins Keystone HIE Initiative
DANVILLE, Pa. (June 5, 2012) — One of Pennsylvania’s largest health information sharing organizations, Keystone Health Information Exchange (KeyHIE®), announced today that 11 Golden Living skilled nursing facilities in northeast and central Pennsylvania have joined KeyHIE as the first post-acute healthcare facilities to participate in the network. Golden Living is one of the largest providers of post-acute healthcare services in the country, with 37 Golden LivingCenters in Pennsylvania and more than 300 nationwide.
KeyHIE is a secure network that links doctors, hospitals and other healthcare professionals in a 31-county region of Pennsylvania and provides them with secure access to patient-consented health information, including laboratory and test results, treatment histories, and medication and allergy lists.
The 11 Golden LivingCenters will join more than 50 KeyHIE-participating hospitals and healthcare facilities that serve nearly three million patients.
KeyHIE’s secured website allows clinicians and providers to access patient health data from all participating healthcare providers in a standardized electronic format. This initiative has the potential to help providers access information in a timely manner as patients transfer from one care setting or provider to another.
“The exchange is a valuable tool for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers caring for a skilled nursing facility resident,” said Jim Younkin, Program Director, Health Information Technology, Geisinger Health Systems. “A clinician can look up a patient in this system and find which doctors and healthcare facilities have treated the patient, saving time and potentially improving safety.”
“Golden Living is proud to partner with the Keystone Health Information Exchange in providing such an important tool to our LivingCenters,” said Neil Kurtz, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Living. “We believe that innovative use of health information technology is a critical pathway to improvements in healthcare quality and cost efficiency. Our patients, residents, and employees will all benefit from our participation with KeyHIE.”
The Golden LivingCenters in Pennsylvania that are joining KeyHIE are:
• East Mountain (Wilkes-Barre)
• HAIDA (Hastings)
• Hillview (Altoona)
• Mansion (Sunbury)
• Richland (Johnstown)
• Scranton (Scranton)
• Stroud (East Stroudsburg)
• Summit (Wilkes-Barre)
• Tunkhannock (Tunkhannock)
• William Penn (Lewistown)
• York Terrace (Pottsville)
About KeyHIE
The Keystone Health Information Exchange (KeyHIE) is a growing network of healthcare providers in 31 counties of central and northeast Pennsylvania, serving nearly three million patients, many in medically underserved areas. Members of the KeyHIE governance group have designed their network to roll out in phases, growing the network’s value and overall adoption over time. www.keyhie.org
About Golden Living
Golden Living is a family of companies that specialize in recovery care. Its mission is to help people recover health and improve quality of life through a network of healthcare services, including rehab, home care, assisted living, skilled nursing care, and hospice. The Golden Living family of companies include Golden LivingCenters, Aegis Therapies, AseraCare, and 360 Healthcare Staffing. There are more than 300 Golden LivingCenters in 21 states. Golden Living also offers assisted living services at more than 30 locations. In addition, the Golden Living companies provide services to more than 1,000 nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare organizations in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Collectively, the Golden Living family of companies has more than 41,000 employees who provide quality healthcare to more than 60,000 patients every day. www.goldenliving.com
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Supplemental Information:
Golden LivingCenter - East Mountain
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Tel: (570) 825-5892
Golden LivingCenter - HAIDA
Hastings, PA 16646
Tel: (814) 247-6578
Golden LivingCenter - Hillview
Altoona, PA 16602
Tel: (814) 944-6561
Golden LivingCenter - Mansion
Sunbury, PA 17801
Tel: (570) 286-6922
Golden LivingCenter - Richland
Johnstown, PA 15904
Tel: (814) 266-9702
Golden LivingCenter - Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510
Tel: (570) 346-5704
Golden LivingCenter - Stroud
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Tel: (570) 421-6200
Golden LivingCenter - Summit
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Tel: (570) 825-3488
Golden LivingCenter - Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Tel: (570) 836-5166
Golden LivingCenter - William Penn
Lewistown, PA 17044
Tel: (717) 248-3941
Golden LivingCenter - York Terrace
Pottsville, PA 17901
Tel: (570) 622-3982
CONTACT:
Patti Urosevich
purosevich@geisinger.edu
570-204-1848
Kelli Luneborg
kelli.luneborg@goldenliving.com
972-372-6395