Health Information Exchange (HIE)

 
Taking NHINWatch to new heights
February 25, 2013 |
Patty Enrado
In a farewell column, NHINWatch Editor Patty Enrado shares her excitement for handing day-to-day operations of the site over to Government Health IT's own Anthony Brino.
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ONC, Arizona group probe docs' HIE practices, complaints
February 22, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Physicians interviewed in ONC-sponsored focus groups are either implementing or looking forward to seamless electronic health information exchange technology, while some are weary with parts of the journey.
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Humetrix launches cross-platform Blue Button
February 21, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
The company that won the ONC's Blue Button mashup and innovation challenge has released a cross-platform version of the app, seeking to fill current gaps in patient-doctor information exchange.
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Delaware REC first to hit EHR go-live target
February 20, 2013 |
Roberta Mullin
Beth Schindele, director of the Delaware Regional Extension Center, discusses its early achievements and future plans for financial sustainability.
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HIMSS CEO envisions innovation center as worldwide hub for HIT testing
February 20, 2013 |
Bernie Monegain
Previously intended for Nashville, the HIMSS Innovation Center will be within the Global Center for Health Innovation, and it will house the Interoperability Showcase.
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Is an EHR backlash brewing?
February 19, 2013 |
Tom Sullivan
Both the phrase and a Twitter hashtag pertain to the current firestorm around electronic health records, the vendors, and the meaningful use incentive program.
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OHN's 12 health IT best practices, part 9: Recruitment and retention
February 18, 2013 |
Kevin Geoffroy
Erin Davis
In today's world, there are many challenges to finding, hiring and keeping qualified HIT pros. Here's a look at those as well as 6 best practices.
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OHN's 12 health IT best practices, part 9: Recruitment and retention
February 18, 2013 |
Kevin Geoffroy
Erin Davis
In today's world, there are many challenges to finding, hiring and keeping qualified HIT pros. Here's a look at those as well as 6 best practices.
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Oregon's ACO experiment TBD, with HIT
February 15, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Oregon's redesigned Medicaid program has been called "an accountable care organization on steroids," because of its ambitious savings and quality improvement goals. As researchers look to Oregon for a sense of how ACOs will perform nationwide, information technologies will be one of the key factors in how Oregon ACOs fare.
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Commentary: HIE evolution is underway
February 15, 2013 |
Patty Enrado
NHINWatch Editor Patty Enrado, fresh from a visit to the Brooklyn Health Information Exchange, examines the critical factors to making HIE successful.
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AHIMA's 4 suggestions to ONC on clinical documentation
February 14, 2013 |
Mike Miliard
Industry association tells ONC committee that it is "crucial to address data quality and record integrity now before health information exchanges become widespread."
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With eye on HIE, WEDI offers free membership to government agencies
February 14, 2013 |
Mike Miliard
Group says that joining gives federal and state agencies the chance to benefit from industry best practices and a voice in the future of health IT policy.
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Health IT as a policy change agent
May 21, 2012 |
Carla M. Smith, MA, NCMN, FHIMSS
HIMSS executive vice president Carla Smith writes about a recent panel featuring James Peake, Aneesh Chopra, and Judy Murphy, wherein three HIT megatrends arose.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
May 18, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Oregon CCOs, as in Coordinated Care Organizations, 3M opens HDD and the VA and DoD will inject it into iEHR, early progress points from a Pioneer ACO, big data tools on fraud and abuse, and a public hospital CEO's chief concerns.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
April 26, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT ... A look at health issues in this week's primary states, MU stage 2 needs more than SMTP, top 5 hurdles to meaningful use, and Big Data Week.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
April 19, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT ... Big Data, the Boston Red Sox, AMA lobbyists' role in ICD-10 delay, and the 5 facets of HIT at greatest risk in SCOTUS ruling.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
April 12, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT: What the ICD-10 delay really means, CMS touts MSSP ACOs many of which are physician-led, a pair of HIEs adopt Direct, and the PHI questions to ask all your business associates.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
April 5, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT ... Public health, meet Big Data. VA and DoD to use open 3M HDD in iEHR, offer it to healthcare community. And HIE wins and woes.
What is the benefit of an HIE?
March 30, 2012 |
John Moehrke
The economic advantages of health information exchange may not be a big as some might hope, and care quality remains to be seen, but HIE are putting the patient at the center of their healthcare.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
March 23, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT: Betting on SCOTUS, PPACA turns two, why EHRs have not improved since 1982, huge HIT strides otherwise, checking with a NwHIN Exchange partner, and the role lobbyists play in health policy.
Consumer Innovation Challenge
March 22, 2012 |
Brian Ahier
I am privileged to work with the ONC and six different states that are responding to the Consumer Innovation Challenge. The goal of the Challenge is to rapidly create a project that will provide patients with access to their health information within six months.
Registration now open for 8th annual Government Health IT Conference and Exhibition
March 21, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
In addition to attendees being able to register, the call for proposals will stand open until the end of this month.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
March 16, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
NwHIN and the HIE onslaught, deep inside the MU Stage 2 NPRM, and another HIPAA 5010 delay.
Inland Empire HIE set to make community HIE successful
March 12, 2012 |
Patty Enrado
At a time when the value and sustainability of public health information exchanges (HIEs) are being questioned, Inland Empire Health Information Exchange (IEHIE), which plans to go live on April 1, is making a case for both.