With a typical hospital running dozens of disconnected systems, health organizations have a critical need to link a wide range of applications running on different platforms. To complicate this matter, healthcare organizations must also find ways to connect their systems with the automated claims processing systems of the insurance industry to maintain compliance with U.S. HIPAA guidelines.
Microsoft integration solutions provide a powerful means for reducing complexity and integrating disparate healthcare systems.
Our Integration solutions offer you:
- An easier way to manage integration
- More cost-effective methods to communicate information back and forth
- Faster methods of developing and implementing new interfaces between systems
Microsoft also offers you a rapid, cost-effective way to take advantage of HL7 standard. Used in more than 95 percent of U.S. hospitals, HL7 is the global standard for electronic messaging in healthcare. Microsoft is an active supporter of HL7 standards, is a member of the HL7 organization, and participates in a number of forums, including the annual HL7 interoperability demonstration at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference.
Integration at work
Data exchanges between hospitals and physicians allow hospitals to create more affinity with physicians to increase business lines such as lab orders. Physician exchanges can also help with referrals, long- term care of patients, and patient flow between the hospital and external physicians.
The integration of radio frequency identification (RFID) data to better track assets can have a significant impact on the cost, safety, and quality of care related to mobile devices, such as the cleaning process, usage, and location of Infusion pumps.
Integration of radio frequency identification (RFID) data can also have a significant impact on patient care, safety, and satisfaction through patient flow tracking as well as medication and dosage safety by synching the patient with the pharmacy system at point-of-care.
Integration solutions can help you externalize the tracking, monitoring, and measurement of core business processes in real time by utilizing flexible rules and process orchestration, along with system connectivity across your enterprise.
