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Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Altera Digital Health and Health Gorilla Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Healthcare Interoperability
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. & CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Altera Digital Health, a global health IT leader, today announced a strategic partnership with Health Gorilla, a leading national interoperability platform and Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) delivering real-time, structured, AI-ready health data. The collaboration will enable seamless data exchange across care settings, giving clinicians faster, more complete access to actionable patient data. Through the partnership, Altera will integrate Health Gorilla's national interoperability network into its Sunrise electronic health record (EHR) platform for mid-size hospitals and health systems. This will enable Sunrise clients to access longitudinal patient records—including labs, encounters, medications, and social determinants of health details—directly within their existing EHR workflows, enabling faster, better-informed clinical decisions without the need for manual data gathering or outside portals. 'This partnership is about clearing a path to better care,' said Jay Adams, Executive Vice President, Sunrise, Altera Digital Health. 'It's not just about interoperability for its own sake—it's about removing the barriers that slow clinicians down. Our work with Health Gorilla is a direct investment in reducing friction, surfacing meaningful data and giving providers the tools they need to make clinical decisions with confidence.' With this integration, Altera joins a growing network of Health Gorilla-connected EHR vendors, including MEDITECH, MEDHOST, Resmed and Canvas Medical. The expanded connectivity that comes through this partnership will allow Altera clients to securely exchange health data across a broad and diverse healthcare ecosystem. The partnership will also support Altera clients in meeting federal interoperability mandates and enable deeper participation in value-based care initiatives by improving access to holistic, real-time patient information. 'Providers still struggle with fragmented data that slows down care and burdens decision-making,' said Bob Watson, CEO of Health Gorilla. 'By embedding our QHIN-enabled connectivity into the Sunrise EHR, Altera is taking a significant step toward making comprehensive health data securely available at the point of care—supporting faster, more accurate decisions and better-coordinated outcomes.' About Altera Digital Health A global healthcare IT leader, Altera Digital Health develops and elevates technology to bring next-level healthcare within reach. Altera's approach to our solutions is changing the way healthcare is delivered—we see the summit of what healthcare can be, but rather than total transformation, we're focused on helping organizations take the steps they need to get there. Altera designs digital health services that lead healthcare to a higher place, while we guide those we partner with, all along the way. To learn more, visit About Health Gorilla Health Gorilla, a designated QHIN under TEFCA, is a leading national interoperability platform delivering secure, real-time access to structured, AI-ready health data. Health Gorilla supports EHR vendors, value-based care organizations, and digital health innovators with data-driven workflows that enable more informed, connected, and efficient care.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Epic charts growth in provider TEFCA adoption
This story was originally published on Healthcare Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Healthcare Dive newsletter. More than 1,000 hospitals and 22,000 clinics that use Epic are live on the federal government's health information sharing framework, the electronic health record vendor said Monday. Epic plans to transition all of its customers to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA, by the end of the year, according to Matt Doyle, Epic's Interoperability Software Development Lead. Currently 41% of Epic's customers are live with TEFCA, while 43% are working to implement the data sharing network. The remaining 16% are in planning stages, Doyle said in an emailed statement. TEFCA is a major initiative for healthcare interoperability, setting technical requirements and exchange policies for companies to pull together clinical information sharing networks across the country. The framework went live in December 2023 with five Qualified Health Information Networks, organizations that represent health systems, insurers or health IT vendors that can query and receive information from other networks. Epic's network, Epic Nexus, was one of the original QHINs designated at TEFCA's launch. The government framework lowers barriers to health data sharing, allowing more providers in rural and underserved communities to easily exchange information and improve care, Epic said Monday. The company had previously said last year it would move all of its customers onto TEFCA by the end of 2025. The number of QHINs has also expanded since TEFCA went live. This spring, e-prescribing giant Surescripts' data exchange said it had received QHIN status, bringing the number of designated information sharing networks to nine. Oracle Health, an EHR competitor with Epic, is also looking to earn QHIN designation. The technology giant submitted its application in February. Epic is a major player in healthcare technology as the nation's largest EHR vendor. The vendor controlled more than 42% of the acute care hospital market last year, according to a report published this spring by healthcare IT research firm Klas Research. Recommended Reading Surescripts receives QHIN status under TEFCA Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Centauri Health Solutions acquires health information service provider MedAllies
US-based healthcare IT company Centauri Health Solutions has acquired MedAllies to expand its health data network for supporting 'mission-critical' use cases. MedAllies is a health information service provider (HISP) and qualified health information network (QHIN) focused on data connectivity and exchange. The acquisition adds 'industry-leading' integration, messaging and record location services to Centauri's capabilities, offering access to care and financial assistance for more patients, particularly those who are most vulnerable. MedAllies CEO Dr John Blair said: 'Centauri is the perfect partner for MedAllies. Our shared vision for interoperability and bi-directional exchange is essential to advancing healthcare. 'We are excited to offer our clients the broadest clinical exchange network to support mission-critical use cases.' MedAllies serves a network of more than 1,000 hospitals and health systems, 5,000 ambulatory organisations and 125,000 healthcare providers. The company aims to ensure the secure transmission of critical health information across national networks. Centauri Health Solutions co-founder and CEO Mike McNelis said: 'The addition of MedAllies strengthens our commitment to intelligently deliver clinical data solutions in a manner and form that facilitates value creation and empowers shared risk initiatives. 'Connecting the MedAllies HISP and best-in-class Care Enabled Network/QHIN with Centauri's network and AI solutions offers significant value to all our clients.' The acquisition has been supported by Centauri Health Solutions' lead investor, Abry Partners, as well as Silversmith Capital Partners and SV Health Investors. Santander served as financial adviser to MedAllies while HunterMaclean provided legal counsel to the company. Kirkland and Ellis acted as legal counsel for Centauri. Last year, health and safety IT company Beyond Lucid Technologies selected MedAllies as its QHIN partner. The partnership aimed to enable real-time information sharing within the mobile medicine ecosystem, linking ambulances, hospitals and public health entities. At that time, MedAllies had recently been designated as a QHIN under the US Government's Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. "Centauri Health Solutions acquires health information service provider MedAllies" was originally created and published by Hospital Management, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
