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Weekly Roundup – October 1, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

John spoke to Dan Chavez of the Santa Cruz Health Information Organization about why including SDoH data makes patient identity more challenging but also more valuable to the clinicians and patients that SCHIO serves. Read more… One HIE’s Approach to Identity Management.

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Weekly Roundup – October 22, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Many entities have already signaled their intent to apply to be a Qualified Health Information Network under TEFCA. Jay Nakashima of eHealth Exchange said organizations should consider elements of data control, technological inclusivity, and innovation and flexibility when selecting a QHIN.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, Executive Director at eHealth Exchange. For the health IT community, 2022 has been a big year. . Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. Already, several large networks – including mine – have signaled their intent to apply.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information.

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Particle Health’s Latest White Paper Offers the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics to Date

Digital Health Global

The report also details critical information on how to successfully leverage HIN data when building digital healthcare tools and operating healthcare organizations or digital platforms. A sample of queryable data found that a plurality (about 45%) of health data available on HINs was generated within the past three years.

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Redox unwraps interoperability in 2024

Redox

I called 2021 weird , then 2022 just as weird , but 2023? Just last week, five organizations were officially recognized as QualIfied Health Information Networks (QHINs) and HHS announced TEFCA as officially operational. Decidedly weirder.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DirectTrust also said the number of providers engaging in Direct Secure Messaging has increased 14% from Q2 2022 compared to the same time last year. HIE infrastructure provider CRISP Shared Services is the first partner for eHealth Exchange’s planned Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). All told, 2.6

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