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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

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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When eHealth goes viral: The strengths and weaknesses of health tech during COVID-19

Digital Leaders HealthTech

As the world slows down, the demand for eHealth is going viral; and it is happening fast and globally. Digital solutions, such as telemedicine and online crowdsourced health monitoring, are quickly shifting from a previously slow adoption path to a record pace of uptake. Medical distancing. Uncertainties around legal liability (e.g.

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Google announces funding for eight AI-based projects in the digital health ecosystem

Digital Health Global

It is a rapidly growing sector, characterized by innovations that meet the needs of a new generation of patients. In today’s healthcare environment, AI (artificial intelligence) is becoming an increasingly established reality.

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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. Many exchanges store patient health data in long-term or permanent repositories.

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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

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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Featured Health IT Job: Procurement Coordinator

Healthcare IT Today

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs. This schedule is subject to change.

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Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

Healthcare IT Today

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. The first was the announcement of the first official QHINs as part of TEFCA and the 2nd announcement was the final HTI-1 rule. Let’s dive into both and what you should know.