Noteworthy Medical Systems Serves as Information Hub for New Jersey's First Multi-Hospital Health Information Exchange

PHOENIX, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc., a leading provider of connected healthcare technology solutions for the ambulatory sector, announced today its selection by The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers to be the information hub of New Jersey's first multi-hospital health information exchange (HIE). The Camden Health Information Exchange (CHIE) is an electronic medical records interface that will allow Camden, New Jersey's emergency room and primary care physicians to access crucial patient data from various sources.

The CHIE is a unique nonprofit coalition of three competing health systems—Cooper University Hospital, Virtua Health System and Our Lady of Lourdes Health System— brought together, in part, to reduce healthcare costs and provide more expedient and informed healthcare to an urban community that is typically uninsured and underserved. The CHIE will facilitate improved patient care and the sharing of detailed clinical data among community providers, the three major health systems, referring lab and radiology groups and other healthcare data providers in the region.

Funded partially by a Merck Company Foundation grant received by CHIE, Noteworthy will build linkages between computer systems at Cooper, Lourdes and Virtua Hospitals; Labcorp; and Quest. In the first phase of the project, an emergency department or primary care clinician will be able to access a patient's recent lab results, radiology reports and discharge summaries. The exchange should be functional by spring of this year.

"In a city of 79,000, CHIE physicians frequently encounter patients in their office or hospital and have no immediate source of health history—what medical conditions exist, what medications have been prescribed or what prior treatment they've received. The process of gathering the necessary records in such settings is far from ideal; it has to change and we're proud that Noteworthy will help us accomplish that change. Their technology will make it possible to reduce costs, improve access and increase quality," says Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, medical director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers and the driving force behind CHIE's creation.

"It's not often we see three highly competitive entities come together for the good of a community," says Susan E. Hagerty, Noteworthy's CEO and chairman of the board. "We are proud that our technology will not only enable the exchange of Camden's health data, but serve as a catalyst for such momentous renovation in surrounding communities in New Jersey and adjoining states."

About The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers is an eight-year old strategic initiative designed to improve the quality, capacity, and accessibility of the healthcare system for vulnerable, chronically ill residents of Camden, New Jersey. Funded by grants and contributions from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Merck Company Foundation, the Cooper Health System, Virtua Health System, and the Lourdes Health System, the organization's activities include community outreach, case management of high needs patients, health provider education, practice management capacity building, data collection and evaluation, and coalition building among key stakeholders. For more information call 856.968.9507 or visit www.camdenhealth.org.

About Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc.

Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc., is a privately held company founded in 1996 that provides a comprehensive set of tools to effectively manage and facilitate care in the ambulatory setting. Noteworthy's focus is to provide sophisticated applications for doctors' offices as well as the technology to connect physicians, hospitals and healthcare communities for improved care and communication. For more information, call 877.891.8777 or visit www.noteworthymedical.com.

About CompuGROUP Holding AG

CompuGROUP is one of the leading eHealth companies worldwide. Its software products, designed to support all medical and organizational activities in doctors' offices and hospitals, its information services for all parties involved in the healthcare system and its web-based personal health records contribute toward safer and more efficient healthcare. The services of CompuGROUP are based on its unique customer base of around 326,000 doctors, dentists, hospitals and networks as well as other service providers. CompuGROUP is the eHealth company with the biggest coverage among eHealth service providers worldwide. The company operates in 14 European countries, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and in the USA and currently employs around 2,800 people. CompuGROUP is a majority shareholder in Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc.

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