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2019 wrap

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I am not impressed by 2019. Not personally, not for the healthcare industry, not for my country, and not for our world. This is depressing, but also gives me many things to work on. It is working on fixing problems that gives a Systems Designer something to look forward to in the morning.

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North Carolina launches new stroke registry linked to NC HealthConnex

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, housed within the state's Department of Information Technology, announced this week that it's working North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to launch the N.C. Stroke Registry.

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. HIE entity Contexture extended its relationship with Verato , an identity management vendor.

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Orion Health launches new healthcare AI-enabled patient navigation services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" New Zealand-based Orion Health, which also offers a clinical and medication management portal and health intelligence on its unified health information exchange platform, leverages existing technology, like electronic health records, and integrates with patient portals and other systems.

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Amazon’s second Healthcare acquisition is emblematic of the kinds of Digital solutions becoming Startup exits

Lloyd Price

Digital health companies raised $1.3 billion by the end of the year, according to Rock Health. Certainly not all exits and IPOs, nor firms that snared large amounts of the billions invested in venture capital so far this year, fit that description. Other areas like wellness, research and patient empowerment drew more funding.

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How to TEFCA with Redox

Redox

TEFCA outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions to enable the nationwide exchange of health information across disparate health information networks (HINs). We applaud the hard work that the ONC, CMS, The Sequoia Project, and the Qualified Health Information Exchanges (QHINs) have done to bring it live.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

A roundtable cohosted by Department of Health and Human services issued a report in December 2019 listing about two dozen data elements (pages 43-44), such as eligibility for social programs, air quality, and exposure to violence. The modern health information API, FHIR, includes the Gender Harmony taxonomy developed by HL7.