HVMA, PHS Improve Electronic Communications
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA) physicians now have read-only access to LMR to improve their ability to provide care by having online access to results and notes. Also, an encrypted solution for transmitting e-mail between Partners and HVMA has been implemented. Encrypted e-mail can be exchanged between HVMA physicians with vmed.org addresses and all PHS domain addresses. Additionally, more than 200 HVMA clinicians now are listed in the Partners Outlook Address book for the convenience of Partners staff. This also enables automatic clinical e-mail notifications to be forwarded from BICS to vmed.org addresses securely.
Secure e-mails and increased access to LMR will improve patient care and efficiency. This is the result of a collaborative effort between Information Systems and clinical leaders from both BWH and HVMA.