SALT LAKE CITY, UT, April 17, 2020 — In response to the need for increased sharing of time-sensitive health information during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) is sending COVID-19 lab result alerts from hospitals directly to healthcare providers, ACOs and care managers in and around the state of Utah. These alerts will be available at no cost to physicians and care teams during the crisis and current CHIE users will incur no additional costs for Lab Result Alerts.
Utah hospitals, medical centers and labs are sending notifications of hospitalizations, ED visits, and COVID-19 lab orders and diagnoses through UHIN to other healthcare organizations. These alerts allow care teams to coordinate interventions more effectively for their patients, especially those in greater need of physician oversight. Care teams will also be able to see all observations and lab results that are part of a SARS-CoV-2 test order.
“Care teams and physicians need to be notified immediately when one of their patients has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 to ensure the patient is being cared for in the appropriate setting,” said Dr. Matt Hoffman, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at UHIN. “Lab results data is also vital for an office’s infectious disease protocols. A patient who tests positive for COVID-19 could unknowingly endanger a clinic or hospital if appropriate interventions are not taken.”
These lab alerts are being made available through UHIN’s Clinical Health Information Exchange (CHIE) and is part of the CHIE Alerts platform. The CHIE is the state-designated Health Information Exchange (HIE) for all of Utah and includes data from 95% of Utah’s hospitals and 90% of providers from Utah and the surrounding areas. Currently the CHIE encompasses clinical and hospital patient records for more than 6 million patients.
Providers, ACOs and care managers interested in receiving COVID-19 lab alerts access should contact the UHIN team by email at enrollment@uhin.org or customerservice@uhin.org.
About UHIN: UHIN is a nonprofit coalition of healthcare providers, payers, state government and other stakeholders that have come together to reduce healthcare costs and improve quality and access for the community by enabling providers, payers and patients to exchange information electronically. UHIN focuses on creating electronic exchange solutions that work for the entire healthcare community, from single-provider practices to large integrated healthcare systems. For more information, visit www.uhin.org.
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Who is sending COVID-19 lab data?
These are the hospitals, clinics and other organizations currently sending COVID-19 lab results to UHIN. If an organization is not on the list but would like to help our community by sending COVID-19 data, please have them reach out to our team at chiesupport@uhin.org.
Independent hospitals, clinics and medical centers, including:
Beaver Valley Hospital
Blue Mountain Hospital
Central Valley Medical Center
Gunnison Valley Hospital
Kane County Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Milford Valley Healthcare Services
Moab Regional Hospital
St. Mark’s Family Medicine
Uinta Basin Medical Center
Intermountain Healthcare hospitals, clinics and medical centers, including:
Alta View Hospital
American Fork Hospital
Bear River Valley Hospital
Cassia Regional Hospital
Cedar City Hospital
Delta Community Hospital
Dixie Regional Medical Center
Fillmore Community Hospital
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Heber Valley Hospital
Intermountain Medical Center
Layton Hospital
LDS Hospital
Logan Regional Hospital
McKay-Dee Hospital
Orem Community Hospital
Park City Hospital
Primary Children’s Hospital
Riverton Hospital
Sanpete Valley Hospital
Sevier Valley Hospital
Utah Valley Hospital
HCA Healthcare hospitals, clinics and medical centers, including:
Brigham City Community Hospital
Cache Valley Hospital
Lakeview Hospital
Lone Peak Hospital
Mountain View Hospital
Ogden Regional Medical Center
St. Mark’s Hospital
Timpanogos Regional Hospital
Revere Health Clinics (includes all clinics)
Steward Healthcare hospitals and medical centers, including:
Davis Hospital and Medical Center
Jordan Valley Medical Center
Jordan Valley Medical Center West
Mountain Point Medical Center
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center
University of Utah hospitals and clinics, including:
Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah Hospital
University of Utah In-Car Testing Sites
Includes all clinics