Press release:
Nearly 3,000 physicians throughout Western New York are utilizing HEALTHeLINK to improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety and reduce health care costs. Batavia-based practice Ladies First, Krysten Schmidt, MD, is the latest to participate in HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange.
HEALTHeLINK is a collaborative effort among the region’s hospitals, health insurance plans, physician offices, and other health care organizations to allow medical information that has been recorded electronically to be accessed by the physicians who need it, when they need it and where they need it. With HEALTHeLINK, physicians can have immediate and secure access to this information and can quickly and safely treat their patients by avoiding harmful drug interactions or other potential complications.
Authorization is needed to provide treating medical professionals access to the information needed to care for you more effectively. More than 500,000 Western New Yorkers have completed a HEALTHeLINK consent form to date. Ask your physician or download one at wnyhealthelink.com.
