Labs are yet another important piece of the coming Health Information Exchange revolution. Delivery of lab study results today is either via fax, courier, teleprinter or postal mail ultimately leading to higher operating costs for the lab. It is also costly for the ordering physician to have to file the results and retrieve the paper copy at a later point in time. Moreover, as referring physicians move more towards the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, the demand for the electronic delivery of lab results is only going to rise.
The HealthUnity LabHIN Health Information Network product is specifically designed with lab and their needs in mind. With our solution, results can be delivered to the ordering physician within minutes of being entered into the Lab Information System. This leads to greatly minimizing the turnaround time for such results, ultimately allowing physicians to provide better care for their patients. If the ordering physician is utilizing an EMR system, results can automatically be imported into that system without any extra input on the part of the physician. This unobtrusive way (by minimizing workflow changes) of providing the right information to the right person at the right time is what gives HealthUnity's products an edge over the competition.
