Nevada Heart & Vascular joins statewide health records exchange in Pahrump

Nevada Heart & Vascular’s Pahrump office joined HealtHIE Nevada on July 9, giving local clinicians a faster way to share records with hospitals, labs and specialists across Nevada.

HealtHIE Nevada is the state’s only statewide open health information exchange, a network that connects physicians, hospitals, labs and other healthcare organizations electronically. Its privacy policy requires participants to comply with HIPAA and other applicable federal and state privacy and security laws.

When a cardiology patient is sent for imaging, seen in an emergency room or evaluated by another specialist, clinicians may be able to view a more complete record in real time instead of waiting for faxed charts or repeated requests. That can reduce duplicate tests and other repeated services, especially in a rural county where people often receive care from more than one office.

Dr. Tony Alamo, chief physician executive and chief medical officer for Nevada Heart & Vascular, said the exchange greatly enhances care coordination with a patient-centered approach and that the system meets and exceeds HIPAA privacy and data security requirements. HealtHIE Nevada’s network can interface with other health information exchanges and health plan exchanges around the country.

The Pahrump office is at 1440 E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 700, Pahrump, NV 89048, with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Nevada Heart & Vascular’s website lists vascular ultrasound among the services offered there, and an external provider listing shows the location has 20 physicians across 10 specialty areas of medicine. The practice was founded in Las Vegas in 1998 and operates as Nevada’s largest cardiology practice.