Tavenner pushes for reform efforts started by her predecessor Berwick and expresses urgency to get the work done in the remaining 24 months.

A new day is coming, in which the availability and accessibility of electronic health information drives the use of personal health records that, in turn, provide more comprehensive data to public health agencies.

The enterprise HIE model offers a lot that public healthcare information exchanges simply cannot, most notably faster time-to-market and long-term viability.

HIMSS Digital Office Task Force reflects on some of the year's most insightful articles and actionable guidance. Looking toward 2012, many of these same themes appear in the New Year.

In what could serve as a model for other states, the statewide HIE is linking to an all-payer claims database to marry actual clinical outcome with the amount paid to better analyze the value for managing patient populations -- and achieve financial sustainability.