Amerinet Partners with BlueStep/BridgeGate Health to Provide EHR, Integration Services to Members

SALT LAKE CITY, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueStep/BridgeGate Health, provider of the LTPAC industry's only client-configurable care and clinical platform powered by high-performance data integration, today announced an agreement to deliver products and services to Amerinet, Inc., a leading national healthcare solutions organization that collaborates with acute and non-acute care providers to solve their most pressing issues.

Under the terms of the agreement, Amerinet will offer BlueStep/BridgeGate Health's Clinical Care Exchange™ platform to its members. Clinical Care Exchange combines a native electronic health record (EHR) with a powerful integration platform for connectivity across the healthcare continuum. The fully automated, customizable and web-based platform will make it easier for Amerinet members to integrate data from all their provider sites, including acute care, physicians' offices, clinics, long-term care and post-acute care (LTPAC) facilities. This integration capability will allow members to gain a more complete view of patient care across the continuum, helping them improve coordination of care while reducing costs.

Among the factors that differentiate Clinical Care Exchange is BlueStep/BridgeGate Health's reputation for rapid implementation, high-performance data integration and interoperability solutions that can be easily maintained by the members' staff. Simple, anything-to-anything integration means complex data can be aggregated from multiple sources without the headaches normally associated with data interchange projects. Data is passed transparently, even between seemingly incompatible sources, which will enable Amerinet members to turn data into actionable information faster.

"Amerinet has demonstrated its ability to find effective, innovative solutions that help members solve real-world problems," said Tom Bang, CEO of BlueStep/BridgeGate Health. "We are proud that Clinical Care Exchange has now been added to that list. Our goal is always to ensure that technology is supporting quality care rather than getting in the way of it. This new partnership allows Amerinet's members to take better advantage of the patient data being created internally and by other providers to deliver the type of care we all want for our loved ones."

About Amerinet, Inc.
As a leading national healthcare solutions organization, Amerinet collaborates with acute and non-acute care providers to create and deliver unique solutions through performance improvement resources, guidance and ongoing support. With better product standardization and utilization, new financial tools beyond contracting and alliances that help lower costs, raise revenue and champion quality, Amerinet enriches healthcare delivery for its members and the communities they serve. To learn more about how Amerinet can help you successfully navigate the future of healthcare reform, visit www.amerinet-gpo.com. 

About BlueStep/BridgeGate Health
BlueStep/BridgeGate Health believes health information technology should facilitate, not dictate, the quality of our loved ones' care. BridgeGate is the industry's most advanced systems integration technology provider; BlueStep provides the industry's only client-configurable care and clinical platform with an integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR). Together, the companies have created Clinical Care Exchange™ to turn previously inaccessible disparate content, data and care activities into meaningful information, delivered when and where providers, caregivers and payers need it. 

BlueStep/BridgeGate Health leads the industry with an open market philosophy and proven capability to connect any system and any application (including competitors) to create powerful Clinical Care Exchanges™. These exchanges also connect many of the nation's largest EHRs, pharmacy, lab and other ancillary systems to LTPAC, senior living, behavioral health organizations and HIEs across the nation. Open, connect, care: the company's open market philosophy coupled with proven connectivity technology enables healthcare providers to deliver the highest possible quality care.

Media contact:

Marcia Rhodes
Amendola Communications for BlueStep/BridgeGate Health
(480) 664-8412 ext. 15
[email protected]

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