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The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

While that may not affect an individual patient whose data is included in the data set, it affects patient outcomes overall because it allows us to analyze the data and provide early interventions and programs. Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Keeping patient data safe and private is our top priority.

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The Challenges and Barriers in Standardized and Secure Data Exchange

Healthcare IT Today

FHIR-based API usage by Payers (Government and Commercial) in the next few years will usher in enriched datasets to TEFCA networks. There is a need for partnership between public-private players to develop patient engagement applications (SMART on FHIR) for better access to data. However, this rule is only the first step.

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The Role of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) in Facilitating Seamless Data Sharing Among Healthcare Entities

Healthcare IT Today

With TEFCA, Designated QHINs are the dynamic force in the seamless sharing of health data among healthcare industry providers and organizations to improve patient outcomes. Policies like the 21st Century Cures Act and ONC/CMS rules enhance data access and prevent information blocking.

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California says goodbye to fax machines. Hello to DxF.

Redox

Is this just another HIE? A few features of the CA DxF set it apart from traditional health information exchanges (HIEs) and networks (HINs). Notably: Data sharing purposes Other data-sharing networks like Carequality are largely limited to “Treatment” purposes. access to housing and food) is less common.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

The modern health information API, FHIR, includes the Gender Harmony taxonomy developed by HL7. Sharing SDoH CRISP Shared Services is a nonprofit health data utility (HDU) that integrates data between health information exchanges (HIEs).

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By 2020, 1-in-5 Healthcare organisations will adopt Blockchain says new IDC report

Lloyd Price

In essence, blockchain could help reshape healthcare interoperability by serving as a next-generation middleware that couples health data with decentralized, distributed, and immutable qualities, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights.