Fort Worth-based Sandlot, LLC Featured in National eHealth Collaborative Report "Secrets of HIE Success Revealed: Lessons from the Leaders"

Fort Worth-based Sandlot, LLC is featured in recent NeHC report on best practices of top health information exchange organizations from across the country.

Fort Worth, TX, August 08, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Sandlot, LLC – a health information technology company founded by practicing physicians– is featured in the recent National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) report “Secrets of HIE Success Revealed: Lessons from the Leaders.” The report details the findings of a study conducted on best practices of top health information exchange (HIEs) organizations from across the country.

Sandlot was chosen for the report based on its innovative strategies and business models, ability to impact several stakeholder groups, and its growth and self-sustaining business enterprises. “It is an honor to be chosen to participate in the NeHC report,” said Kimberly Alise, Sandlot chief executive officer. “What makes Sandlot’s HIE, SandlotConnect®, so successful and sets it apart from other HIEs is that our physicians were actively involved in the design and implementation process, which has resulted in an unusually high quantity and quality of clinical data as well as high physician adoption and utilization across the community.”

Sandlot’s HIE, SandlotConnect®, contains over 1.8 million patient records. Sandlot’s reach includes much of North Texas and an expansion into the coastal bend area of Texas is underway. The company plans to continue its Texas growth and expand into other areas across the country with additional HIE clinical and business intelligence tools.

The NeHC report was developed from in-depth interviews with executives from 12 HIE organizations on key areas including:

· Critical success factors
· Portfolio of services
· Business models
· Connectivity strategies

National eHealth Collaborative is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information exchange to advance health and improve healthcare. To download the full report, visit www.nationalehealth.org/HIEleaderlessons.

About Sandlot, LLC
Sandlot, LLC is a leading health information technology company founded by practicing physicians. Sandlot creates first choice, top-of-mind HIE systems and service solutions essential to accountable care that benefit patients, providers, and their communities. Sandlot’s HIE, SandlotConnect®- based on Lawson Enterprise Exchange Technology - combines patient clinical data regardless of the source to help physicians and healthcare delivery systems move the needle on quality improvement with clinical decision support and other business intelligence tools. For more information, contact Sandlot at (800) 370-1393 or visit www.sandlotsolutions.com.

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