Elsevier's ExitCare Expands Collaboration with MEDITECH

Elsevier's ExitCare Expands Collaboration with MEDITECH PR Newswire LAKE ELMO, Minnesota, December 4, 2012 LAKE ELMO, Minnesota, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ExitCare's library of discharge instructions and patient education is available as an integrated solution through the MEDITECH Electronic Health Record (EHR) Elsevier's ExitCare, an enterprise-wide solution for evidence-based patient education and discharge instructions, is now integrated directly with the MEDITECH Electronic Health Record (EHR). In collaboration with MEDITECH, ExitCare's library of content, organized by care setting and composed of both Easy to Read and Standard content, is available in English and Spanish through MEDITECH's EHR, via the Patient Discharge Instruction application. ExitCare's content is not only designed to offer healthcare providers an optimal user experience and more streamlined clinical workflow, but it is also intended to deliver relevant, condition-specific information to patients at the point of care. "ExitCare's dedication to content design in accordance with health literacy principles supports enhanced communication between patients and providers for increased compliance, safety and satisfaction," stated Robert True, Manager of Business Development at MEDITECH. "The ExitCare-MEDITECH collaboration is positioning providers to improve the documentation and delivery of healthcare information and services required across all care environments.