Client Story
A decade of interoperability success
UPMC
UPMC has a history of finding and developing innovative technology solutions to improve the delivery of patient care. One example of this is demonstrated by its efforts to help develop the dbMotion suite of interoperability solutions. One of the largest health systems in the United States, UPMC sought to bring together disparate HIT systems to improve clinical decision making at every patient encounter. UPMC’s vision and approach enabled it to connect with surrounding health systems, health information exchanges (HIEs), remote hospitals and the UPMC Health Plan.
Overview:
- Integrated healthcare enterprise
- >30 hospitals, >600 doctors’ offices and outpatient clinics
- 4.2 million outpatient visits annually
- 840,000 Emergency Department visits annually • >700,000 home care visits
- 310,000 inpatient admissions and observation cases annually
- UPMC Health Plan has 3.2 million members
- UPMC International has established partnerships in China, Kazakhstan, Ireland and Italy
- Founding member and service provider for ClinicalConnect HIE
- UPMC Enterprises creates products and business that make life-changing medicine happen
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