WAYNE, Pa. & BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDecision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDE), a provider of collaborative care management software, services and clinical content to health care payers, today announced that it will be featured in “The Global Learning Series,” an education-focused television program distributed to public television by GTS Education Inc. The upcoming episode is called “Understanding Patient Care.”

The feature will be distributed to public television stations, several nationwide cable outlets, and globally to VOA Television. A one-minute version of the program will air the week of October 29 on the FamilyNet network (viewers can check their local area for FamilyNet channel listings). The program will utilize a documentary and public service announcement style to inform viewers about the use of medical information in care delivery, particularly the benefits of electronic health records (EHRs).

“This is an excellent opportunity for the general public to learn how dramatically the efficient and timely deployment of clinical information can impact the health care system,” said MEDecision founder and CEO David St.Clair. “I think people will come away sharing our longstanding belief that clinical data exchange is the most promising means for improving care and containing costs.”

St.Clair said there is a growing belief among experts that the health care system is being severely constrained by incomplete and inconsistent patient information. Physicians and other providers, along with insurance companies and related health care stakeholders, generally don’t have streamlined and simple access to all of the clinical information about a patient that exists with any number of different sources. MEDecision’s Collaborative Care Management solutions, particularly its Patient Clinical Summary (PCS™), are designed to rectify this.

The PCS compiles an individual’s current and historical medical data from doctors, labs, pharmacies, and other sources, and augments it with evidence-based medicine to create care plans and offer treatment opportunities. It is then delivered to the point of care through a secure Web portal. The PCS enables physicians and other care providers to make faster and more informed decisions, which can improve care, maximize efficiencies and help control costs.

“MEDecision’s technical innovation is giving practitioners better, more complete and more valuable information about patients at the actual point of care, fostering more favorable outcomes and lower costs for all involved,” said John McGuire, senior producer of programming for “The Global Learning Series.” “We are pleased to partner with MEDecision to educate our medical professional and patient viewers about this extremely important issue that can affect millions of Americans.”

About “The Global Learning Series”

“The Global Learning Series” is ongoing education-focused, issue-oriented programming, independently produced by GTS Education Inc. and distributed directly to public television throughout the U.S. and globally to VOA Television. “The Global Learning Series” strictly follows the standards and practices of public television, and is distributed freely to public television stations nationwide. “The Global Learning Series” program is not affiliated with PBS. For program information about our educational documentaries, contact www.thegloballearningseries.tv or www.edumentaries.tv.

About MEDecision

MEDecision provides health care payer organizations with collaborative care management software, services and clinical content that allow them to increase administrative efficiency and improve the overall quality and affordability of their members’ health care. Highlighted by the Patient Clinical Summary (PCS™), a payer-based, electronic health record, MEDecision’s technologies analyze data, automate workflow processes and electronically connect patients, providers and payers to give each a common view of the patient’s medical history, helping to foster better clinical decision making. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.

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Contacts

MEDecision
Tracey Kohler Costello, 610-540-0202, ext. 1159
Tracey.Costello@MEDecision.com

“The Global Learning Series”
John McGuire, 561-338-7479, ext. 407