MedVirginia Gets Connected

MedVirginia, a Richmond, Va.-based health information exchange, is now linked to the virtual lifetime electronic record, a collaboration between the healthcare systems of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments and civilian healthcare systems, the organization has announced.

MedVirginia, a Richmond, Va.-based health information exchange, is now linked to the virtual lifetime electronic record, a collaboration between the healthcare systems of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments and civilian healthcare systems, the organization has announced.

To make the link, the information exchange used the Continuity of Care Document C32 format developed by the Health Level Seven International standards development organization and the federally supported Health Information Technology Standards Panel, as well as the Connect open-source gateway software developed by the federal government.