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FAST FACTS | |
Current Stats:
Patients:
Providing affirmative
consent: 99,294
Organizations connected to STHL:
Hospitals: 5
Practices: 121
Imaging Center: 1
Long Term Care Facilities: 2
Public Health Department: 1
Providers and Clinicians:
Total users; 1,872
Patient Portal:
Total Users: 12,972
October Transactions:
Records sent out and
queries: 29,015
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NYEC Digital Health Conference 2011 - Local Leaders Participate!
Attend and Experience the Technology Transforming Healthcare STHL Colleagues - Use Code STHL for 40% Discount! Local healthcare leaders will be presenting during New York eHealth Collaborative's (NYeC) digital Health Conference in New York City. Local leaders participating in the track sessions are Christina Galanis, Executive Director, Southern Tier HealthLink; Dr. Richard Terry, Program Director, UHS Family Medicine Residency and Osteopathic Programs; and Catherine Comeno, Clinical Services Director, Cardiology Associates. Educational sessions and large diverse exhibit areas are scheduled throughtout the two-day conference.
Keynote Speakers:
- Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- T.R. Reid, Best-selling author and healthcare journalist, The Washington Post, PBS
The event will bring together hundreds of health information technology (HIT) stakeholders and decision-makers from across the region including providers of all types, the public sector, private industry, health plans, hospital administration, and others. The conference will showcase the latest technologies, share best practices, inspire collaboration, and generally support the advance-ment of healthcare innovation. Track scopes include Innovations in the Inpatient Setting; Chronic Care Management; Advances in the Delivery of Primary Care; and Health and Wellness
A separate awards ceremony and evening gala will be held the evening of December 1st.
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| STHL Collaborates with IT Practice Consulting Corporation
Southern Tier HealthLink has entered into a collaboration with IT Practice Consulting Corporation (ITPC). ITPC is a local agent for the New York eHealth Collaborative (NyeC) Regional Extension Center (REC). They are an EHR vendor-neutral company that evaluates the use of information technology in a health care setting, and helps the practice determine solutions that would best improve the quality of patient care delivery and outcomes according to an individual practice's specific needs. ITPC's particular area of focus is the privately held, small physician's office. In their role as a Regional Extension Center, ITPC provides physicians and health care practices with training and support for adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records.
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| Medent Users Forum at STHL - November 29
STHL will host its next Medent Users Forum on Tuesday, November 29, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Matt Cuddy of Community Computer Service, Inc., will provide a demonstration of the Medent Patient Portal features and benefits to participants. The Forum was first organized in July to provide users an opportunity to learn how to better utilize their Medent system, share successes as well as challenges, and learn about new features. This is the third event that STHL has hosted. Participants include experienced users who learn from each other and share their knowledge, and novice users who have more recently adopted a Medent EHR, or are planning to upgrade their existing system. To register for the November 29 Medent Users Forum at STHL, email [email protected], or call (607)-651-9150.
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Southern Tier HealthLink Introduces eHealth Global Technologies Imaging
Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL), has introduced eHealth Connect Diagnostic Image Exchange into the STHL HIE web portal to provide community-wide image access through the Southern Tier HealthLink Health Information Exchange (HIE).
Within the context of a patient's community-wide record from STHL's HIE, connected users can view images with a single click of the mouse, on a single, powerful yet easy-to-use viewing platform regardless of the origin of the images. Images from UHS Hospitals and Lourdes Hospital will be viewable using the eHealth Global viewer. Read More. |
Local Employees Sign Up for Patient Portal | |
STHL at NYSEG Employee Health Fair |
Employees at both Security Mutual and NYSEG had the opportunity to learn more about Southern Tier HealthLink and its services, meet staff, and enter a drawing when STHL hosted booths at each company's Employee Health and Safety Fair on October 26. STHL staff were on hand all day to educate employees about the benefits of electronic health records, the health information exchange, the importance of consent, and STHL's Patient Portal.
The response from participants was overwhelmingly positive. Several participants had already learned about STHL through their health care provider, and were excited to learn about STHL's Patient Portal. By registering for the Patient Portal, over 100 employees from both companies gained greater access and control of their health care information.
Read about STHL at more community events. |
| STHL to Host Binghamton University Class
STHL will host a Binghamton University class "Dynamics of Change in Client Centered Organizations" on November 17. Diane Crews, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor at Binghamton University, College of Community and Public Affairs, is leading her students in learning about collaborative or cocreated leadership trends which are affecting organizational systems, and the impact of these changing dynamics on innovation. After hearing STHL Executive Christina Galanis speak at a local business meeting, Dr. Crews saw the collaboration between STHL and the health care community as closely modeling the theories and trends her students are studying. She anticipates it will be of great value to her students to learn first-hand about the dynamics of the changes that STHL is leading. She believes those changes are destined to change the entire culture of health care. To learn more about Dr. Crews' work, click here. . |
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"LIKE" US ON FACEBOOK!
Check out STHL's revamped Facebook page! Thanks to Crystal Kithcart, Database Coordinator, Facebook users are now kept up-to-date with STHL's most current news, activities, and photos. Users can also access important links to STHL's website and the Patient Portal sign-in or registration page. Check it out and tell us what you think about our new look. Join the conversation on Facebook today!
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Crystal Kithcart Joins STHL
Crystal Kithcart joins the team as Database Coordinator. Crystal's focus will be to consolidate records within the databases as well as manage STHL Patient Portal accounts. She also will be responsible for STHL's Social Media efforts. Crystal holds the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential and is a recent graduate from Broome Community College with an AAS in Health Information Technology, as well as an AS in Business Administration. She is currently enrolled at SUNYIT in Utica/Rome, working towards her BPS in Health Information Management. Her background working with electronic records at Broome Community College's Financial Aid Office complements her education and goals. "Promoting health information exchange is a strong passion of mine, and the opportunity to be part of the STHL team is an absolute privilege." Crystal was born, raised, and currently lives in the greater Binghamton area. |
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STHL STAFF
Executive Director
Christina Galanis
Deputy Director
Emily Pape
Project Coordinators
Paul Almy, Kirsten Griffin
Database Coordinator
Crystal Kithcart
Help Desk Support Specialist
Christina Anastos
Staff Accountant
Michelle Cleveland
Administrative Secretary
Judy Selby |
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