Lower cost one-to-many connections replace point-to-point connections and improve access to information for recipients

Hershey Medical Center uses Direct to improve care coordination with organizations that have varied levels of HIT capabilities. Data from Hershey’s Laboratory Information System is securely transported to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and the nurse at a local prep school via Direct eliminating the need for expensive one-to-one lab interfaces and dramatically reducing costs. Lab results sent to the SNF are transformed, in transit, into a pdf to suit their workflow. Lab results sent to the school are transformed into a standard C-CDA format. The school’s health center receives the information automatically into their Centricity EMR. Nurses at the SNF get lab information more quickly which improves care for their patients. It’s easier for the school nurse to monitor student health issues because lab results flow directly into the EMR.