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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

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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.

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

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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. QHIN or not, everyone has a role.

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

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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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How Do You See Health Data Utilities Evolving? Where are We Today and Where is it Heading?

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Health data utility is still a fairly new concept in the world of healthcare. But as we talk about it, more and more HIE organizations have started to use it and the concept has been embraced by many. How are health data utilities evolving? I think it’s kind of HIE plus certain new characteristics.

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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

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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? So many topics to cover in healthcare but tragically so little time!

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

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Data sharing decisions impact the care that patients receive every day. As a board-certified physician in clinical informatics working for the second-largest municipal health system in the U.S., As a board-certified physician in clinical informatics working for the second-largest municipal health system in the U.S.,

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Innovar Healthcare Knows How to Make Last Mile Interoperability a Reality

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But despite the availability of FHIR and of APIs from many vendors, interoperability is often described as “difficult and “not frictionless” according to Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. It takes a real expert with the right connections to make interoperability a reality for healthcare organizations.