SYNCRONYS is a not for profit organization aimed to improve healthcare for all New Mexicans. SYNCRONYS is the state of New Mexico’s designated Health Information Exchange (HIE). Ever expanding its services and participants, SYNCRONYS is a state leader in healthcare information technology initiatives. The organization is recognized by the New Mexico Department of Health as its agent for hospital public health reporting
SYNCRONYS exchanges relevant health information and uses analytics to support individual health, community health and population health policy.
To be the trusted information resource to support improved health and quality of life for all in New Mexico.
Established as the statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) in 2004 with a federal grant, SYNCRONYS is recognized by the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) as its agent for electronic public health reporting. SYNCRONYS is dedicated to serving the state’s healthcare stakeholders through securely sharing patient and client data to reduce cost, optimize treatment and continue to provide the benefits of interoperability.
The solutions SYNCRONYS provides its customers to improve healthcare for all New Mexicans include access to the aggregated longitudinal clinical record through the clinical portal, prescription drug monitoring program, diagnostic quality images, patient alerts and notifications, interoperability solutions and high value use cases and insights. Additional value-added features include Direct Secure Messaging, data analytics and access to advance directives and MOST forms. SYNCRONYS enables the electronic exchange of patient health information among different and unrelated healthcare organizations to provide timely access to a patient’s information in one centralized record. Data analytics dashboards are also available to users.
The SYNCRONYS Core Data Set includes:
SYNCRONYS complies with state and federal legal and regulatory requirements to protect the privacy and security of patient’s health information. SYNCRONYS and Orion meet national and international standards for data security and operability. Additional resources for Privacy and Security Officers are listed below.
Privacy, Security, and the SYNCRONYS HIE
Recorded August 16, 2022
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Terri Stewart, MS Health Care Authority, MT (ASCP)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Terri Stewart has over thirty years working in diverse health care settings, twenty-five of these years have been working with complex, statewide not for profit healthcare related organizations in the state of New Mexico. Ms. Stewart has held executive leadership positions with clinical laboratory organizations, oncology cancer research networks and in the physician practice setting. SYNCRONYS operates the NM state designated health information exchange.
Gisela Bartolome
Chief Technology Officer
Gisela possesses more than twenty years of experience in the technology realm, accumulating a wealth of knowledge working internationally, and spent the last several years in leadership positions within IT in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining SYNCRONYS, Gisela served as the Chief Information Officer for Presbyterian Medical Services. Gisela also serves as the Vice President of SYNCRONYS.
Marjorie Goldstein
Secretary/Treasurer and Finance
Director and Controller
Marjorie Goldstein has more than thirty-five years of accounting and finance experience, most recently at the Chief Financial Officer for the UNM Medical Group, the provider practice plan for the University of New Mexico Health System, before joining SYNCRONYS. Her experience encompasses financial reporting, budget development and financing for strategic initiatives in large and complex healthcare organizations. Ms. Goldstein has also served as Treasurer for several New Mexico non-profit healthcare organizations and in the current Secretary Treasurer for SYNCRONYS.
Maggie McCowen, LISW, MBA
Executive Director, New Mexico Behavioral Health Provider’s Association
Liz Lacouture, VP, Population Health and Quality of Presbyterian Health Plan (Committee Chair)
Randle Adair, DO, PhD, SYNCRONYS Board Sponsor
Michael Archuleta, Senior Director Quality and Accreditation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NM
Leigh Caswell, VP Community Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Nadia Fazel, DMD, Chief Clinical Officer, Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless
Mitch Ferguson, VP of Operations, Matrix Home Care Services of NM
Stefany Goradia, Business Analytics and Healthcare Consulting
Messina Gurrola, Director of Medical Specialist for NM Oncology and Hematology Consultants
Ryan Levi, Director of Federal Quality Programs – UNM Health System
David Ley, PhD, clinical psychologist, public speaker and author
Glidden Martinez, CIO of NM Department of Health
Rhonda Mayorga, PhD, COO, Radiology Associates of Albuquerque & AILLC
Alison McIntosh, Chief Information Officer at CHRISTUS St. Vincent
Soyal Momin, SYNCRONYS Board Sponsor
Paula Morgan, CIO, NM Health Care Authority
Ali Nakip, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UNM
Dave Panana, VP Indigenous Pact, PBC Inc., SYNCRONYS Board Sponsor
Angela Sanchez, MD, Medical Director TriCore Reference Laboratories
James Solinsky, CIO, United Healthcare
Steven Stoddard, Executive Director, NM Rural Hospital Network
Anjali Taneja, MD, Executive and Medical Director, Casa de Salud
Joanna Toews, MD, Internist at Southwest Care
John Williams, Executive Medical Director, Clinical Informatics
Nancy Wright, MD, SYNCRONYS Board Chair
SYNCRONYS is powered by Orion Health, a health-specific software company delivering population health management solutions. SYNCRONYS enables the electronic exchange of patient health information among different and unrelated healthcare organizations to provide timely access to a patient’s information in one centralized record.
SYNCRONYS complies with state and federal legal and regulatory requirements to protect the privacy and security of patient’s health information. SYNCRONYS and Orion meet national and international standards for data security and interoperability.
What type of information is available in the HIE?
The SYNCRONYS Core Data Set includes Patient Demographics, Allergies, Encounter History, Diagnoses, Medications, Insurance Information, Immunizations, Procedures, Problems List, Laboratory Results, Pathology Reports, Radiology Reports, and Clinical Notes (including Discharge Summaries); information provided varies by organization. The core objective is for the HIE to exchange a standard data set (US Core Data for Interoperability-USCDI) between over 80% of New Mexico’s hospitals, tribal/IHS hospitals/clinics, skilled nursing facilities, long term care, home health and hospice and 40% of independent clinics and behavioral health clinics. The HIE will engage with correction facilities and detention centers
SYNCRONYS is a collaborative effort, bringing the strengths of several organizations together to support the health of New Mexico.
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Mission
We ensure the New Mexicans attain their highest level of health by providing whole-person, cost-effective, accessible, and high-quality health care and safety-new services.
At SYNCRONYS, we value a team approach, innovation, creativity and communication in the workplace.
We are currently looking for qualified candidates in the following positions:
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