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Vermont HIE as a foundation for health reform

 Anthony Brino April 24, 2013
Vermont's HIE, managed by the nonprofit Vermont Information Technology Leaders, is seen as an enabler for the coordination and quality assurance the state will require of providers, as it moves to a largely single payer system in 2017.
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HHS creates workgroup to focus on patient safety

 Bernie Monegain April 22, 2013
New group includes representatives from the FCC, FDA and ONC as well as experts on consumers, payers and providers.
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HIT Policy Committee questions CommonWell goals

 Diana Manos April 04, 2013
Will the CommonWell Health Alliance bolster EHR interoperability or ultimately inhibit it?
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ONC HIE workgroup offers interoperability suggestions

 Anthony Brino April 03, 2013
Aligning advanced payment models, standardizing HIE-related polices across states and finding ways to bring MU-ineligible providers into HIE programs are some of the Information Exchange Workgroup's recommendations for advancing HIE.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan March 21, 2013
No easy answers this week on patient engagement, EHR usability, mobile health questions.
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ONC Consumer Empowerment Workgroup kicks off

 Anthony Brino March 20, 2013
The ONC Health IT Policy Committee's Consumer Empowerment Workgroup met for the first time Tuesday, outlining some of the policy questions that need to be addressed in the areas of care plans and shared decision making.
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Humetrix to demo UK version of iBlueButton to NHS

 Mike Miliard March 14, 2013
The forthcoming localized version will enable UK citizens to download and share personal health record data with providers.
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Q&A: iBlueButton empowers patients to be the HIE

 Mary Mosquera February 25, 2013
Humetrix expands its mobile health information hub to arm Apple and Android devices with access to various Blue Button accounts and, in so doing, moves patients closer to the center of their own health records.
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5 findings in ONC HIE research

 Mary Mosquera January 28, 2013
HIE research aims to help with technical and business skills for query-based exchange, push notification and subscription services, provider directories, master data management and consumer engagement.
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AHIP: HHS underestimates IT costs for federal rate filing, data submissions

 Anthony Brino January 04, 2013
HHS is taking stakeholder comment on new rules for insurance rate filing and data submissions. According to the insurance industry, the agency has greatly underestimated the IT and labor costs for compliance and has even built in a layer of duplication.
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Hawaii HIE supporting a diverse health IT ecosystem

 Anthony Brino December 19, 2012
With just over a million people across Honolulu and the rural islands, Hawaii has a unique healthcare system, and several public and private incentive programs are encouraging IT use.
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mHealth Summit 2012

 Keith W. Boone December 05, 2012
I'm in DC for IHE meetings Tuesday and Wednesday, and giving a session at the 2012 mHealthSummit Wednesday afternoon on Trends on Mobile Interoperability and Standards. I scheduled my travel to attend the IHE educational session held on Monday, but decided to take advantage of by mHealthSummit badge to take look at the conference instead.
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Overbearing U.S. legal system stifling health innovation, Shapiro says

 Eric Wicklund December 05, 2012
Gary Shapiro, CEO of Consumer Electronics Association, said that 'growth comes from innovation' and the American government must adapt its legal system to support that.
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Africa's mHealth breakthroughs to pave way for U.S.

 Mary Mosquera December 04, 2012
As the United States addresses the high cost of its healthcare system, there are lessons to be learned from Africa and South Asia, according to speakers at the 2012 mHealth Summit.
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HIMSS study finds spike in health orgs with mobile policy in place

 Jeff Rowe December 04, 2012
Among the two-thirds of respondents who indicated that they have mHealth policies in place, two primary impact areas are pharmacy management and the continuum of care, according to HIMSS survey of mobile technology use.
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What to expect at Health 2.0 on Sunday

 Madelyn Kearns November 30, 2012
While the 2012 mHealth Summit officially kicks off in D.C. on Monday, a pre-conference event hosted by Health 2.0 delves into mobile health pioneers, progress, and the future.
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i2b2 open source software boosts HIE, biomedical research

 Anthony Brino November 16, 2012
The open source i2b2 software, developed by Harvard researchers at Partners HealthSystem, has turned out to be a successful $20 million investment by NIH. Researchers and health networks are using the platform to expand clinical research and information exchange.
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MU helps drive interoperability, standards could also help

 Anthony Brino November 14, 2012
The ONC's health IT initiatives and incentive programs are helping drive interoperability, federal health officials and industry leaders told told the House subcommittee on science and innovation. They also said national standards and investment in smart HIE designs could spur innovation and reduce avoidable care.
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Humana buys HIE vendor Certify

 Anthony Brino November 06, 2012
Following the likes of Aetna and UnitedHealth Group, Humana has acquired a health information exchange, Certify Data Systems. The deal is a possible sign of a new dynamic for HIEs, amid the rise of ACOs.
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New York groups partner to accelerate health IT

 Erin McCann October 15, 2012
NYeC, Partnership for New York City Fund create New York Digital Health Accelerator to spur health IT innovation and jobs across the state.
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