Just days following our CommonWell Fall Summit, where more than a hundred folks from our member companies came together to celebrate our past successes and work on our promising future, I am pleased to announce our 34th member of the Alliance – the Social Security Administration. As this is our first government agency to join CommonWell, we asked them to share their thoughts on why they felt it was important to become a member of CommonWell Health Alliance. Q – For those not as familiar with the SSA, can you provide a brief overview of your organization and describe the challenge you are trying to solve? A –The Social Security Administration is one of the largest disability programs in the world, requesting over 15 million medical records from almost every [...]

I am excited to announce our latest membership additions. This month, we continue to build upon our strong representation from the wonderful health IT vendors market, and we begin to expand our membership to incorporate new healthcare stakeholders outside of the vendor community. We have four new General Members. Two are strong IT companies – Caremerge and T-System, who help providers care for patients by coordinating senior care and enabling urgent/emergent care, respectively. Caremerge Caremerge forges meaningful connections between providers, payers, families and seniors seeking to improve communication in today’s complex healthcare environment. With a revolutionary, easy-to-use cloud-based coordination platform, Caremerge keeps the entire care team informed through an intuitive interface that enables real-time staff interaction, provides families with peace of mind and improves overall senior wellness. T-System T-System  is [...]