PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. Jan. 18, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced Green Circle Health (GCH) as the second place winner in Phase 2 of its Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge. In addition, GCH was recognized as the “Ultimate Connector” for its ability to connect to the greatest number of unique health IT systems and received $50,000 in total prize money.
Announced last year, the Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge was developed to foster private sector innovation to make health information available in user-friendly formats and enable consumers and providers to easily and securely access and share electronic health information. In Phase 1, GCH’s online patient-to-provider communications gateway, the GCH Platform, was recognized as one of the best solutions that allow consumers to easily and electronically access their health data from different health care providers using a variety of health IT systems.
Within the past year, GCH has made tremendous progress in achieving its goal of helping consumers improve health and wellbeing, using its next-generation apps that utilize the real-time exchange of patient vitals and health records among physicians, patients, family members and, insurers, including:
“We are thrilled to recognize new tools that make it easier for individuals and clinicians to access health information and put it to use,” said Dr. Vindell Washington, national coordinator for health information technology (IT). “These apps reflect the incredible progress that is possible as a result of the digital health infrastructure that the public and private sector have built together over the last eight years.”
“As the healthcare industry continues to leverage its investment in digital infrastructure, healthcare IT providers like GCH have the unique opportunity to develop innovative methods of delivering consumer data to both patients and providers,” said Dinesh Sheth, CEO and founder of GCH. “Patients and their families have waited too long for health information to be available in an easily understood and actionable format. We appreciate the ONC breaking down the barriers to innovation and encouraging the use of HL-7 FHIR standard-based open API to bring data from major EHR vendors and seamlessly deliver it into the hands of consumers.”
About Green Circle Health
Green Circle Health is the provider of the GCH Platform, a web- and mobile-based service for employees and their families to store and share medical records, improve health and wellbeing and lower overall healthcare costs. Green Circle Health facilitates remote monitoring, coordination of care and life style changes through digital and live coaching to improve outcomes. For more information, visit www.greencirclehealth.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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