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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. Resources for All States.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The four-day summit focused on the evolving role of HIE, new interoperability successes and the valuable implications of harnessing data to advance health equity.

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Featured Health IT Job: Senior Solutions Architect – HIE

Healthcare IT Today

Today, we’re featuring the Senior Solutions Architect – HIE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. You’ll collaborate closely with others on the various technologies of our health information exchange platform to implement software solutions. Thank you for your cooperation.

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

LANES, the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services , is a non-profit, community-based organization that operates a health information exchange that enables LA County provider participants to access and collaboratively share medical records of local patients. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant.

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

We previously shared ONC’s big QHIN announcement which shared the names of five officially designated QHINs as part of TEFCA: eHealth Exchange Epic Nexus Health Gorilla KONZA MedAllies No doubt, the timing of this announcement was planned to coincide with the ONC Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

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IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Healthcare Exchange Standards

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. The first is the ability to exchange a list of health data locations, which enables Record Locator Services to interoperate with consumers wishing to discover the location of patient records within a health information exchange.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

In January, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) became a reality, and in October applications opened for organizations seeking designation as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. The Case for Federal Agencies.

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