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MX.com Launches Peer-To-Peer Problem Solving Exchange

Have a problem to solve?  Maybe you'd like to reduce expensive readmissions? Or better control drug expenditures?

Need a best-in-class solution? An idea or a toolkit?   Protocols and turnkey guidelines?

Try MX.com from Medimetrix Solutions EXchange, billed as "...a source for both free and licensed Solutions developed and tested by leading medical institutions...(a) pragmatic alternative to the high costs associated with creating in-house materials or hiring consultants...a new revenue stream for hospital leaders who seek to market their intellectual property to benefit other healthcare providers."

Among the 200+ solutions are:
  • The Glycemia Management Solution by Adventist Health System including Florida Hospital.
  • A High-Cost Drug Guidelines Solution from Partners HealthCare, founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.
  • An Employee Engagement Survey by Benefis Health System.
  • The Emergency Department Toolkit from Banner Health.
Solve problems and offer your creative solutions to others.  Sounds win-win to me.

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Su said…
Hi,

Just a quick note to thank you for writing about MX.com!

We just saw your post via a Google search & apologize the lateness of this comment. We'd be happy to keep you in the loop on upcoming MX.com news. Just shoot us note on Twitter @MX.com.

Already, we've teamed with Johns Hopkins & Duke Medicine and invite you add your perspective to any blog post on our site (mx.com).
September 20, 2011 at 7:45 PM
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