Clinical Data Exchange

The BHIX web-based query tool provides patient-specific clinical information and medication history. This tool allows authorized users associated with each Participant to search by patient name or other identifiers to obtain patient-centric clinical information. Relevant data is assembled in a virtual patient record displayed in a web portal.

Central to a health information exchange is data exchange and integration from a variety of data systems. BHIX creates secure connections from existing clinical systems to BHIX. The technology vendors BHIX has selected are Initiate Systems, Inc. and MedPlus, Inc. Together, they provide a federated information architecture. The limited demographic data required to identify the correct patient is stored centrally, while key elements of medical information are maintained in segregated databases located either at a centralized facility or at the Participant’s own site. BHIX also supports the integration of a robust document imaging and document management solution, allowing incorporation of paper records as well as digital data.

The central software applications are hosted and housed in secure data centers, with full data monitoring, security, system back-up and disaster recovery services. Technical maintenance and support are supplied by MMC Holding of Brooklyn, Inc. and the BHIX vendors. BHIX utilizes a sophisticated auditing and security mechanism which keeps track of all access by individual users and provides patient consent tracking functionality.