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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. . For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism.

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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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TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability with Civitas CEO Lisa Bari

Healthcare IT Today

Civitas Networks for Health is a non-profit consortium that brings together a broad community of organizations interested in health data exchange. Many members are HIEs, but a number of other organizations in health care including community organizations are members as well.

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Ensuring Precision in Patient Identity: Modern Approaches to Master Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

The government and many healthcare leaders are pushing for more interoperability and data sharing in healthcare. When you look at how much data is passing through Healthix, it’s kind of hard to comprehend. 50 million patients with 105+ million inbound data is a lot of health data.

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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Healthcare IT Today

We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. What isn’t being talked about enough when it comes to sharing health data? Gregg Church, President at 4medica – Data quality and patient identification.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

General were not participating in data sharing. As data sharing initiatives gain momentum, including TEFCA nationally and the Data Exchange Framework in California, it’s an important reminder that data sharing advancement is more than a policy or technological discussion.

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.