Health Information Exchange (HIE)

 
ONC, CMS revise EHR Stage 2 rules
December 5, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
New interim final rule makes changes to Meaningful Use Stage 2 measures and certification around clinical quality reporting and sharing health information by hospitals.
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Indiana HIE launches clinical quality assessment reporting website
December 5, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
The Indiana Health Information Exchange has launched a public reporting website for clinical quality assessments of 170 physician practices across the state.
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Top 2013 issues on state CIOs' radar
December 3, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
With state budgets still recovering and the final waves of ACA implementation rolling in, state IT officials are looking to several issues, strategies and trends in 2013, including cloud services and the mobile workplace.
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Michigan HIEs and RHIOs getting PHI consent management software
December 3, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
The Michigan Health Information Network is partnering with software firm HIPAAT to bring HIEs and RHIOs throughout the state personal health information consent management programs, as more Michiganders enter EHR systems.
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CMS readies IT, analytics for waves of health reform data
November 29, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
CMS sees Medicare and Medicaid data multiplying as provider payment shifts from fee-for-service to pay based on quality and performance.
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CDC's BioSense signs up Kansas HIE
November 29, 2012 |
Erin McCann
By feeding data into CDC's biosurveillance program, the Kansas Health Information Network enables the health entities to more effectively monitor patient and population health. And it helps providers meet a Stage 2 meaningful use measure.
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Stage 1 attested, Philly providers hear pitches for niche IT services
November 28, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
Now that many large and urban providers have adopted EHRs, IT vendors offer niche products for increasing quality metrics, streamlining workflow and bringing care to the home at the Canada-U.S. eHealth Innovation Summit.
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Tennessee health officials consider VistA for county clinic patient tracking system
November 26, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
The Tennessee Department of Health is asking for $9 million in its 2013-14 budget to build a new IT system linking its county health department clinics, using the open source VistA platform.
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OIG lists EHR incentives abuse, security among top HHS challenges
November 26, 2012 |
Carol Flagg
While acknowledging the benefits of EHRs, the Office of the Inspector General also offers cautionary advice about inherent risks, and offers HHS several recommendations.
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VA's genomic and EHR database aims to drive personalized care
November 21, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its Million Veterans Program in September, and hopes to build participation in the project and build a database of genomic and clinical data from veterans, to drive better veteran care.
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NeHC CEO: Critical moment for patient engagement
November 21, 2012 |
Mike Miliard
The National eHealth Collaborative released a framework for harnessing health IT to more effectively engage patients.
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CMS explains federal data hub, as state insurance regulators send HHS HIX questions
November 20, 2012 |
Anthony Brino
After the National Association of Insurance Commissioners assembled a list of questions on health insurance exchanges, CMS has published an explanation of the technical and policy details of the federal data hub, the eligibility and enrollment system that'll be used for Medicaid, CHIP and exchanges.
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