Nov. 9, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Addressing the burgeoning demand for health information exchange (HIE) to coordinate and better leverage patient information, two health IT industry leaders - Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corporation, and Carefx - have partnered to market an integrated workflow solution that ties together the full spectrum of care, from physician offices to labs and pharmacies, to multiple information systems within hospitals.

Announced at the Healthcare IT Summit being held in La Quinta, CA, Nov. 8-10, the new Covisint-Carefx partnership brings together Covisint's cloud-based collaboration platform, which connects physicians to patient information and healthcare applications in a secure web-based environment, with Carefx's Fusionfx, an interoperable workflow solution for hospitals and health systems that streamlines the way clinicians interact with patient data, reducing errors and increasing productivity. By using technologies that close the information gaps between providers, venues and information systems, clinicians can provide patients with a more consistent, higher quality care experience.

"The combined Covisint and Carefx solution will significantly improve healthcare delivery by covering all facets of the patient care spectrum," said Brett Furst, Vice President of Healthcare for Covisint. "Covisint and Carefx are committed to shaping the future of healthcare with solutions serving the entire care continuum. Together, this relationship leverages innovation in a way that improves complete access to patient information to ensure quality of care, while driving down costs."

"Leveraging the technology innovation of our two companies provides the ability to present information that draws on a patient's encounters with multiple practitioners. With public attention focused on quality of care, this collaboration is more important than ever," said Andrew Hurd, Chairman and CEO of Carefx.

Covisint's readily available secure platform and cloud-computing approach features a community-based portal framework, identity management, single sign-on, master patient index, record-locator service and secure messaging between physician offices and other healthcare entities. Fusionfx, from Carefx, enhances clinical workflows by offering clinicians real-time, unified views of relevant in-patient and imaging data across multiple applications.