HEALTHEC's ACO Solutions Suite Selected by JFK Medical Center to Drive Better Population Health Management and Care Coordination

PISCATAWAY, N.J., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHEC (formerly IGI Health) a leader and innovator in healthcare ACO and HIE solutions, today announces that JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey has selected to implement HEALTHEC's comprehensive ACO-in-a-Box solution suite to support the organization's coordinated care efforts for more than 11,000 care beneficiaries within the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).

"After a thorough search and selection process, our physician-led Board of Directors chose HEALTHEC because it was evident they excelled in the qualities needed for the MSSP to be truly successful," says Dr. William F. Oser, vice president of medical affairs and director of ACOs for JFK Medical Center. "Not only are we looking to improve efficiency, drive better coordinated care, decrease costs and reduce readmissions, our partnership with HEALTHEC will allow us to improve in all 33 of the ACO quality measures from CMS."

Through the agreement, HEALTHEC will provide a range of end-to-end ACO solutions and services, including data analytics and reporting; care coordination; practice transformation; clinical nursing support to manage population health and chronic patients; and clinical intervention to high-risk patients. With all of these tools in place, HEALTHEC will deliver the infrastructure, clinical integration and expert guidance for JFK Medical Center and the MSSP.

"JFK Medical Center is a leader in advanced care in Central New Jersey, and their commitment and passion to improve the health of their population as well as the quality of care across the continuum is impressive," says Tomas Gregorio, senior vice president and chief operating officer at HEALTHEC. "Not only are we providing everything they need to be sustainable and viable in the ACO environment, we're integrating all their disparate information technology (IT) systems from various vendors and creating a true interoperable environment for coordination of care."

HEALTHEC provides end-to-end ACO solutions that enable practices to set up an integrated ACO infrastructure faster through a single partner. The product suite provides the building blocks necessary for delivering care to patients and populations across the care continuum. The modular products allow the flexibility to be implemented as a comprehensive solution or as stand-alone products that integrate seamlessly with your existing infrastructure.

About HEALTHEC
HEALTHEC is a healthcare information software company. Our solutions streamline the secure exchange of clinical, financial and administrative information to improve patient outcomes, increase care efficiency and reduce healthcare administrative costs. Leveraging our cloud-based technology platform and our deep expertise in the healthcare information field, we provide custom and out-of-the-box software and services solutions that connect patients, providers, pharmacists, employers, payers, and financial services stakeholders. HEALTHEC is based in Piscataway, New Jersey and can be found online at www.HEALTHEC.com and www.twitter.com/HEALTHEC_LLC.

About JFK Medical Center
Founded in 1967, JFK Medical Center is a non-profit 498-bed community hospital, serving residents of Middlesex, Union and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey. With more than 900 affiliated physicians, JFK offers a complete array of advanced services including general and specialized surgery, cardiac care, maternity and pediatric care, and emergency medicine. JFK Medical Center is an affiliate of JFK Health System and accredited by the Joint Commission. For more information, visit www.jfkmc.org.

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