The Health Network of Missouri (HNM) is implementing Cerner’s cloud-based health management framework HealtheIntent as part of an industry-wide push to break down barriers in data sharing to advance value-based initiatives. Made up of six independent health systems, HNM believes that collaboration is essential to overcoming difficulties of adjusting to the value-based reimbursement structure.

“As we move from fee-for-service to value-based care, we have to recognize that there will be reimbursement changes that prioritize improved access, decreased costs, and better outcomes,” said Tom Tisone, Executive Director of HNM. “It is definitely our goal to figure out how we can achieve the Triple Aim together.”

Doing its part as well, Cerner is a leader in the CommonWell Alliance, an industry-wide interoperability initiative aimed at advancing data exchange and collaboration between providers in order to improve care quality for consumers. Other major players include Epic, Allscripts, and athenahealth.

“Health information exchange between providers is about promoting the common good,” said John Glaser, Cerner’s Senior Vice President of Population Health Management.  “It’s about developing the methodologies for going beyond basic data exchange and being able to work collaboratively to manage the health of populations.”

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