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New York State HIE Is Lowering Healthcare Costs By As Much As $200 Million

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A New York HIE has concluded that it’s having the impact supporters of data sharing have always hoped for – generating a substantial level of healthcare savings.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, Executive Director at eHealth Exchange. By selecting a network that understands their unique needs, these entities can continue to serve their members and stakeholders – while gaining the broader access and connectivity that a large health information exchange (HIE) offers. .

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Today, we’re featuring the Data Scientist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Design, implement, maintain and enhance data workflows, quality assurance protocols, analytical processes, and reporting products (i.e.

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HIEs Must Shift From Health Data Sharing To Curating And Analyzing Data

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The thing is, the job they’ve learned to do – serving as an exchange point for any and all data coming their way – may already be outmoded, according to Claudia […]. After years of evolving and struggling to find a solid business model, HIEs have finally found a reasonably secure place in the healthcare system.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Healthcare organizations are only using 57% of their data to drive decision-making , according to a survey from Arcadia. Partnerships eHealth Exchange added C3HIE , a Texas-based HIE, to its network of partners under its anticipated QHIN. San Diego Health Connect chose 4medica to improve patient matching and health data quality.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2023

News and Studies HLTH Foundation formed the Techquity for Health Coalition , with a mission to help organizations consider health equity in health technology innovation and data practices. 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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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The TEFCA sets standards for healthcare data interoperability that enables healthcare providers, patients, payers, health information exchanges (HIEs), healthcare IT vendors, and other healthcare organizations to securely and effectively share healthcare data.

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CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

Just a few weeks ago, CommonWell was announced as one of six applicants—along with eHealth Exchange, Epic TEFCA Interoperability Systems, Health Gorilla, Kno2 and Konza— accepted to continue in the onboarding process to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under TEFCA.

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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Patient Matching Errors Continue To Be Common

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The survey, which was conducted by the eHealth Initiative and commissioned by NextGate, included 118 respondents, roughly two-thirds of which were providers. Patient matching problems are persistent across healthcare organizations and continue to pose patient safety risks, according to a new survey addressing these issues.

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Weekly Roundup – October 1, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In the latest CIO Podcast, Mark Weisman, MD of TidalHealth discussed how to successfully convert and decommission legacy data and systems as part of a move from Cerner to Epic. Read more… One HIE’s Approach to Identity Management. Read more… Understand the Role of UV Products in the Hospital.

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Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 17, 2023

In a panel discussion, experts from KeyCare, NTT, Rackspace, and Dell covered what hospitals need to do to protect data and clinical systems safe from cyberattacks no matter where they’re hosted , along with how to recover to minimize downtime and staff disruption. Healthcare needs to treat data as a strategic asset.

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Bonus Features – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2023

News and Studies The majority (51%) of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA , according to ONC data. People HIE technology provider CRISP Shared Services announced Dr. Marc Rabner as Chief Medical Officer. California-based Hoag Hospital reduced post-surgical rehab costs by 52% using Luna for in-home outpatient physical therapy.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

Interoperability

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

Interoperability

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

Interoperability

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

Interoperability

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Organizations that have a trust relationship can exchange data on a bulk basis (e.g.

Interoperability

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Going the Extra Mile to Support Patient Access Is a Win-Win for Patients and HIE Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2023

The following is a guest article by Deven McGraw , Co-Founder of Ciitizen® and Lead for Data Stewardship and Data Sharing at Invitae Corporation HIEs and HINs Should take Key Actions Now to Prepare for the Enforcement of the Information Blocking Rules On Sept.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

JUNE 27, 2018

"Rwanda’s eHealth Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 is the key driver to economic growth and to improving the lives of people. Digital health improves service delivery and clinical outcomes, and we know that cannot happen if we don’t look at the data." Lets continue the discussion, tweet @lloygdprice :)

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Looking for career opportunity

Healthcare Exchange Standards

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

It models the healthcare data-model using XML or JSON; and interaction-model using http REST. I am a member of the Wisconsin HIE technical advisory committee, and provide technical advice to the USA national eHealth Exchange. I am especially excited about the latest standard from HL7 - FHIR. Happy birthday to my blog.

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Among the many announced initiatives was the Sync for Social Needs coalition , a group of health systems, insurers, and vendors committed to standardizing the sharing of patient data on food insecurity and other social determinants. Handheld ultrasound scanner maker Butterfly Network launched its Proficiency Management Solution.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2022

HIE infrastructure provider CRISP Shared Services is the first partner for eHealth Exchange’s planned Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). Connectivity service provider MedAllies selected the Lyniate Enterprise Master Patient Index by NextGate for identity data management. Clinical data platform MRO made the Inc.

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Northwell Health’s Patients engage with AI ChatBot for guidance & support through their care journey

Consumer eHealth Engagement

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

care management tool/HIE), Pamela receives these personalized chats from her specific Nurse Navigator at Northwell and the chat content is tailored for her specific care journey. All of the information that Pamela provided to the chatbot is shared with her nurse for their discussion.

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

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

HIE infrastructure provider CRISP Shared Services is the first partner for eHealth Exchange’s planned Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). Connectivity service provider MedAllies selected the Lyniate Enterprise Master Patient Index by NextGate for identity data management. Clinical data platform MRO made the Inc.

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How to TEFCA with Redox

Redox

MARCH 7, 2024

Over time, it will undoubtedly make data more accessible and more useful in improving care coordination and patient experiences. For the foreseeable future, we see participation in TEFCA as just one of the many ways Redox customers can exchange data with other healthcare organizations and source systems.

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EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage

CMS.gov

MARCH 4, 2013

The changes we have made moving into Stage 2 of meaningful use build on the foundational data capture and sharing outlined in Stage 1.

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Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program that will waive annual fees for three years to the first five HIEs or state/local public health agencies that agree to exchange public health data. University Hospital Basel is implementing MDClone ‘s ADAMS Platform for synthetic data creation and research analytics.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

HEROs would assume a necessary regional planning focus in order to create collaborations, draw insights from different data sources and needs, and develop a range of VBP models or other targeted interventions suitable for th e p opulations and needs of each region. HEROS may be led by a variety of existing and new corporate entities (e.g.,

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New York State HIE Is Lowering Healthcare Costs By As Much As $200 Million

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

HIEs Must Shift From Health Data Sharing To Curating And Analyzing Data

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

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

Is this the right step in interoperability?

CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Patient Matching Errors Continue To Be Common

Weekly Roundup – October 1, 2022

Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023

Bonus Features – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Going the Extra Mile to Support Patient Access Is a Win-Win for Patients and HIE Compliance

Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Looking for career opportunity

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

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

Northwell Health’s Patients engage with AI ChatBot for guidance & support through their care journey

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

How to TEFCA with Redox

EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

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