Healthcare Providers Eye McKesson’s New Release of Information Solution
Horizon Patient Folder Release of Information™ to be showcased at AHIMA 2009.
Atlanta, GA, October 1, 2009 — McKesson has unveiled a powerful new health information management (HIM) tool to centralize and simplify the electronic release of patient records. Horizon Patient Folder Release of Information™ is designed to assist hospitals and medical practices of all sizes with their efforts to increase efficiencies and create revenue-generating opportunities. Currently in beta trials and set for commercial availability later this year, the solution will be showcased in the McKesson booth (#603) at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) annual convention Oct. 3-8.
“The healthcare IT incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act require that providers be able to electronically release patient information to receive the government funding,” said Mark Janiszewski, vice president of product management, Revenue Cycle, McKesson Provider Technologies. “With this solution, which provides a single system for managing the full patient medical record, information easily can be released electronically for any patients and any records in the hospital system.”
The new solution automates many of the manual steps associated with the release of information process. As a result, medical administrators are able to either bring release of information management back in-house or significantly streamline their current process, creating the opportunity to generate new revenue streams.
Already a user of the Horizon Patient Folder document management system, which automates its HIM department, Clinton Memorial Hospital is looking forward to availability of the new solution to more cost-effectively and efficiently handle electronic releases across its hospital operation.
“Release of information provides a significant source of revenue for our organization today, and this new functionality will enable us to dramatically simplify the daunting task of fulfilling requests from patients, insurers, government agencies, and others,” said Paula Ross, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, manager, Medical Records and HIM, Clinton Memorial Hospital. “The new solution also will enable us to more effectively manage the Recovery Audit Contractor program because we will be able to fulfill requests for multiple patients with a single step and easily release the information electronically.”
Healthcare Providers Eye McKesson’s New Release of Information Solution p2 “With more than 55 million requests for patient information across the United States each year, it’s no wonder many medical practices have long opted to outsource this once labor-intensive effort,” said Janiszewski. “Now, releasing information can be a simplified process and an incremental revenue generator. As a part of McKesson’s automated document management solution, our new release of information solution will make managing the process in-house practical for any healthcare provider’s internal operation and bottom line.”
For more information on the product, visit www.mckesson.com/himroi.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years, making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com.