CareSpark Office 112 West Main Street PO Box 657 Kingsport, TN 37662 Phone: 423-765-9341 Fax: 423-765-9345
CareSpark is a non-profit regional health information exchange working to improve health in a 34 county area of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia through the collaborative sharing of health information exchange. Since its inception in 2005, CareSpark has partnered with local healthcare providers, purchasers, technology companies and policy-makers at federal and state levels to develop a sustainable system and secure network that supports patient care delivery, public health research and population health improvement. Recognized as a model at state and national levels, CareSpark has promoted the adoption and use of health information technology to improve patient care and overall regional health status for the 1,950,000 residents of this central Appalachian region. CareSpark is currently assisting to develop and demonstrate a standards based system for regional and national exchange in the Nationwide Health Information Network Trial Implementation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CareSpark has been recognized by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence with "Commitment to Quality Awards" in 2006 and 2007, and as a 2008 Laureate by Computerworld.
CareSpark develops and operates a secure network that allows physician offices, hospitals, public health departments, pharmacies, laboratories, and imaging centers to communicate electronically in order to improve patient care and safety and reduce costs. The network supports programs for medication management, diagnostic services, preventative medicine, and disease management, supported by technology, training, clinical process improvement, and incentives.
Our mission is to improve the health of people in our region through the collaborative use of health information, enabling patients and health professionals to be better-informed and more engaged in decisions affecting personal health and wellness.
To support and enhance providers' capabilities to deliver quality care by providing relevant health information and by encouraging use of clinical best practices.
To empower the patient and consumer to make important decisions regarding prevention, treatment and lifestyle behaviors, including protection of privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
To align financial incentives through open and transparent reporting mechanisms that support informed decision-making and responsible choices for patients, providers and purchasers of health care.
To improve overall health status in the region by collecting de-identified aggregate data that allows us to target regional health problems and to define public health interventions.