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AMA launches platform for organizing, exchanging health information

AMA launches platform for organizing, exchanging health information

October 17, 2017

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The American Medical Association has launched a new digital platform designed to improve, organize and share health information among healthcare stakeholders through a common data model.

The Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI), which is open to all organizations, has several early participants including the American Heart Association, American Medical Informatics Association, Cerner, IBM and Intermountain Healthcare.

“We spend more than $3 trillion a year on healthcare in America and generate more health data than ever before. Yet some of the most meaningful data—data to unlock potential improvements in patient outcomes—is fragmented, inaccessible or incomplete,” said James Madara, MD, CEO of the AMA.

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