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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

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The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. Resources for All States. An Established and Reliable Platform.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

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Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. In addition to this important reminder, here are three insights for HIEs and health system leadership from the Civitas for Health 2022 event. .

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

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This fall, The Sequoia Project began accepting applications for potential qualified health information networks (QHINs), the entities tasked with operationalizing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) established by the 21st Century Cures Act. Three Important Considerations for ONC and the Health IT Community .

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

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The scope of health data sharing and use of health data have expanded far beyond electronic health record adoption in healthcare settings to encompass data sets inclusive of demographics, behavioral health, social determinants of health (SDOH), and public health.

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

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Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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

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First up was an intro to Healthix, one of the largest public HIEs out there that serves New York. 50 million patients with 105+ million inbound data is a lot of health data. It’s always interesting to see how an HIE is approaching their exchange of data.

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