| | APRIL 20198CIOReviewIN MYOPINIONCitrix® over the years has become the cornerstone of application delivery in health care. At Atrius Health, the largest independent medical group in Massachusetts, this technology is essential for serving our 720,000 patients.Ninety five percent of the Atrius Health care community--including all of our clinicians--use Citrix to access our epic electronic medical records, either in our offices, or securely from remote locations. Because we have an obligation to provide our patients with the best possible care, we need to make sure that we can share their important medical information across our care teams ­ not only within our practice locations, but also outside of our organization. Atrius Health is an ambulatory multi-specialty practice --we do not own any hospitals, nor are we part of a hospital system. Instead, we have relationships with hundreds of partner organizations in our region --preferred hospitals and community specialists that serve or are likely to serve our patients at any point in time. In order for these relationships to be effective, our partners must know as much as possible about our patients before treating them.Using Citrix, our partner organizations have incorporated our electronic medical record into their own systems through what we call a "Reverse Magic Button."We developed EMPOWERING CONTINUITY OF CARE THROUGH CITRIX TECHNOLOGY AT ATRIUS HEALTH By Michael K. Giannopoulos, CTO, Atrius Health
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