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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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Industry Voices—During natural disasters, HIEs on the front lines of addressing fragmentation in healthcare

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These disasters highlight the role health information exchanges must play in connected care. Natural disasters like the fires in California shine a spotlight on the importance and value of being able to access patient records in real time.

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CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

I still remember being with a New York State HIE at the time, on the HIMSS13 floor, and being asked by a reporter to speculate about what it meant. I was excited then and now I am the proud Executive Director of CommonWell.