HI-BRIDGE HIE Adds ADT Alerts to Platform for Care Coordination

The HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange (HIE) has added admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) alerts to its platform to improve the quality of healthcare data delivered to providers and enhance care coordination.

The HI-BRIDGE HIE is an independent regional information exchange established through the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine that connects to the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN).

The ADT event notification service will allow clinicians, providers, and payers to receive real-time alerts on patient-related events. As patients receive treatment in connected facilities, HI-BRIDGE will share clinical information about the event with key members of that patient's care team.

HI-BRIDGE providers can receive real-time alerts through various delivery mechanisms, including direct messages, platform notifications, or custom integration via HL7 messaging.

"Event notifications play a critical role in coordinating and providing quality patient care," Carmen L. Hughes, MBA, executive director, HI-BRIDGE HIE, said in a press release. "The notification system will help to empower clinicians and providers with the information they need in real-time."

"Our providers have been asking for this capability, and now they will be able to proactively receive clinical information at the point of care or in a healthcare crisis; this is crucial for continuity of patient care," Hughes added.

The simplified exchange of comprehensive, real-time patient health data supports care coordination and optimal health outcomes by improving access to health information for clinical decision support.

"Health information exchanges are an important component in the delivery of quality healthcare, and we believe our providers are best served when we provide them with the most up-to-date information possible," said Dominic H. Mack, MD, MBA, HI-BRIDGE HIE executive medical director, National Center for Primary Care director, and Family Medicine faculty member at the Morehouse School of Medicine.