Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s not a huge surprise that the week of the ONC Meeting, they would make a number of big announcements for those of us in health IT. This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. Let’s dive into both and what you should know.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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. . Many exchanges store patient health data in long-term or permanent repositories. Does the Exchange Allow Participants Full Control Over Their Data?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2023

For Tempe, Public Health Means Being a 20-Minute City. The Arizona city is using GIS data to map which neighborhoods make it possible to meet basic needs in a 20-minute trip on foot, by bicycle, or via mass transit. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Again, I will state that I was not at the WISHIN meeting , so I don't know what they said about this. Both use IHE XCPD and XCA standard CommonWell -- a EHR vendor consortium. The next item on the HIE Future is Bright list is movement from "Multiple Point-to-Point Connections" to "Single Connection to Hub".

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely. Patients should expect health IT that enhances their care coordination instead of disrupting it.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 5, 2013

What is the most important electronic initiative in health care today? The widespread adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) to provide an infrastructure for electronic data exchange? CMS Launches eHealth. Is it the switch to ICD-10 that will enable us to capture information more accurately?

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Here goes: the front-loading of the DSRIP program caused dollars to go to PPS sponsors for setting up the program and for checking boxes (literally – “we had a meeting with so-and-so”) to satisfy reporting requirements and subsequent payments. Investments in Social Determinant of Health Networks (SDHNs) Development and Performance.

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