Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to […].

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HIE Interoperability Health Information Public Health 91

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Webinar recording is available that covers the Document Sharing Health Information Exchange (HIE) on FHIR.

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HIE FHIR Mobile Health Health Information 52

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. TEFCA like health information networks (HINs) bring non-HIPAA entities (no direct/indirect healthcare service operations) but at a large scale and with broader coverage.

Health Information 124

Health Information HIPAA Interoperability eHealth 124

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. The first is the ability to exchange a list of health data locations, which enables Record Locator Services to interoperate with consumers wishing to discover the location of patient records within a health information exchange.

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FHIR HIE Interoperability Health Data 119

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

One of the most significant applications of healthcare information technology is the exchange of health information among disparate clinical information systems and otherwise unaffiliated care providers. The Health Information Exchange model presented is an Infrastructure, it is not constraining the content.

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Health Information FHIR Interoperability HIE 70

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This profile shows how to build a Document Sharing Exchange using IHE profiled FHIR® standard, rather than the legacy IHE profiles that is dominated by XDS and HL7® v2. The MHDS Profile specifies how a collection of IHE profiles can be used by communities for exchanging health information. 3 - Section 4.0 3 - Section 4.0

Mobile Health 105

Mobile Health HIE FHIR Health Information 105

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Most use of FHIR today is as an API to an organizations health information (EHR). However what is being asked latey is how does one scale FHIR to a nation. I have plenty of articles on how a Nationwide Health Information Exchange (HIE) could be built with the IHE XD* family of profiles.

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FHIR Health Information HIE EHR 45

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A survey published in JAMIA found 73% of digital health vendors are using standards-based FHIR APIs when integrating with EHR systems. Health information network Availity issued five principles for the responsible use of AI. Texas-based community health center Healing Hands Ministries selected Sunoh.ai.

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FHIR Digital Health Telemedicine EHR 92

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 10, 2017

How does one put a FHIR Document into XDS? How does one find a FHIR Document in XDS? To learn more on Document Sharing, start here: Eating an Elephant -- How to approach IHE documentation on Health Information Exchange (HIE) So the Document Sharing family is a Content Agnostic mechanism for sharing Patient specific Documents.

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FHIR HIE Health Information Interoperability 40

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2024

Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Health IT HIE FHIR Healthcare IT 97

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

September 04, 2023 Sponsored Healthcare reforms an opportunity to boost digital maturity and benefit providers Digital reforms like SATUSEHAT in Indonesia encourage healthcare providers to adopt the FHIR.

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EMR HIE FHIR Mental health 124

Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 6, 2018

The Patient is NOT the center of existing Health Information Exchange. Yet, the Health Information Exchange exists for the sole purpose of treating that Patient. The Health Information Exchanges today have an existing Architecture. These two factual statements are completely opposite. What did they ask for?

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HIE FHIR Health Information Patient Experience 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is an alternative to SMART-on-FHIR, and not intended to be conflicting. An update to the HIE-Whitepaper , bringing in the newly build FHIR based profiles. Each cover unique spaces with some overlap. Profiles like MHD, MHDS, mXDE, QEDm, PMIR, SVCM, mCSD, ATNA, and IUA. This document is available at [link].

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HIE FHIR Health Information 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The whole concept of Health Information Exchanges , that I have been involved with, is there to improve Health outcomes for the Patient. So I often get frustrated when someone says that the HIE needs to become Patient Centered. There is no other purpose of an HIE besides the Patient. Who requested the access?

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HIE FHIR Health Information HIPAA 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This winter quarter will be a lighter load, recognizing the holidays: Patient Scheduling, prospective look at FHIR R5/6, and evaluating impact of Gender Harmony. This specification is based on FHIR Version 4.0.1 , and references the Schedule , Slot , and Appointment resources.

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FHIR HIE Health Information 72

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. billion documents to date.

Interoperability 107

Interoperability eHealth FHIR HIE 107

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 7, 2023

This is a new FHIR specification that expresses what a International Patient Summary (IPS) would look like. This is a FHIR-Document, much like a CDA Document, but using FHIR fundamentals rather than the HL7 v3 model that is the basis of CDA. Note that the Document Sharing exchanges can handle very well this new FHIR-Document.

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FHIR HIE Health Information 69

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 9, 2019

This is an update of what is going on in Security and Privacy in, and around, the FHIR specification. This is an update of what is going on in Security and Privacy in, and around, the FHIR specification. GDPR driven activities: The Security WG has done an assessment of FHIR in the context of GDPR.

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FHIR HIE Health Information 40

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The large insurance companies, hospitals, and healthcare systems have signed on to health information exchange and will mandate that any business conducted with them will require vendors to use the data exchanges they support. That said, we are already seeing a Walmart-style model being deployed.

Interoperability 89

Interoperability FHIR EHR Health Information 89

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 16, 2015

The Mobile Health Documents (MHD) profile was born to provide a more simple API to an XDS environment. This happened to be the same timeframe that Grahame was fanning the FHIR flames. So we joined forces and brought the concepts needed for XDS into FHIR®. So now, I take those FHIR based Resources and re-write the profile.

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FHIR Mobile Health mHealth HIE 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 5, 2024

Formal Publication -- [link] The Sharing of IPS (sIPS) IHE Profile provides for methods of exchanging the HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS) , using IHE Document Sharing Health Information Exchange but does not modify the HL7 IPS specification, nor is there any need to change IHE Document Sharing Health Information Exchange.

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FHIR HIE Mobile Health Health Information 49

Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Consequences for non-participation are currently unclear, although providers may be cited for non-compliance with federal information blocking regulations which, according to the recent HHS proposed rule could be up to $1 million per violation. Is this just another HIE? An intermediary can help.

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HIE FHIR Health Information Nursing 59

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 3, 2016

Some examples where BPPC are used: Connecticut HIE: For release of Privileged Care information, a consent document SHALL be registered with HITE-CT in the form of a BPPC conformant document using the Opt-in for Legally Protected Data (ALL) policy. This article is all about IHE Document Sharing, and not about FHIR. Table 10.2.3-1

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HIE FHIR Health Information Primary Care 49

Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 4, 2018

IHE FormatCodes are mandatory In Wisconsin we have Interoperability What is MHD beyond XDS-on-FHIR? Universal Health ID -- Enable Privacy HIE/HIO Governance, Policies, and Consents IHE - Privacy and Security Profiles - Document Encryption This local processing might be automated algorithm, or might involve a human. Likely both.

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HIE FHIR Health Information Interoperability 45

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 2, 2024

The IHE-MHDS does not define a Document Repository Actor but does include architecture support for distributed FHIR Servers and thus the concept of a Document Repository is included in MHDS. This supports IHE Document Sharing as described in the Health Information Exchange: Enabling Document Sharing Using IHE Profiles White Paper.

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HIE FHIR Health Information 45

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 16, 2020

That is that the HIE is designed for ONE purpose. For example a Health Information Exchange (HIE) that is designed for supporting Treatment. It is being considered to be added to SMART-on-FHIR , but is not fundamental there. Today a custodian trusting SMART-on-FHIR must presume Purpose from the indirect means.

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HIE FHIR EHR Health Information 64

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2024

Etienne Boshoff, Managing Director at EHR Enhancify Healthcare interoperability is advancing through the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), standardized APIs like FHIR, and emerging technologies such as blockchain. These challenges can be effectively addressed through several strategies.

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Interoperability eHealth FHIR EHR 73

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Where the combined list is available in FHIR as a ValueSet of FormatCodes (updated in current build ) Important background :: Eating an Elephant -- How to approach IHE documentation on Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Healthcare Metadata The FormatCode is there to differentiate 'technical format'. is one FormatCode.

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HIE FHIR Health Information 45

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. Health Care Law and Consulting. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE 60

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. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE 60

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. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE 60

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. Health Care Law and Consulting. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE 60

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

Becker’s Healthcare and OmniLife Health reported that 30% of health systems and transplant centers use clinical workflow automation , and 48% of those organizations plan to expand its use. The Puerto Rico Health Information Exchange committed to joining Health Gorilla’s anticipated QHIN.

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HIE FHIR Telemedicine Healthcare IT 79

Redox

MARCH 7, 2024

TEFCA outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions to enable the nationwide exchange of health information across disparate health information networks (HINs). We applaud the hard work that the ONC, CMS, The Sequoia Project, and the Qualified Health Information Exchanges (QHINs) have done to bring it live.

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FHIR Interoperability eHealth HIE 59

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 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR eHealth 60

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 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR eHealth 60

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Add an ITI-65 FHIR Documents Publish option with support in ITI-65 to include a FHIR Document Bundle as an alternative to Binary. Converted from PDF to a FHIR IG. Very focused on #FHIR, but also enabled by existing and successful XDS/XCA Health Information Exchange. was released.

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FHIR HIE Health Information Health Data 40