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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

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A report from Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK and the Milbank Memorial Fund found that enrollment in a CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model at a institution that was a member of the HIE led to a 24% decrease in hospital admission rates, a 21% drop in outpatient surgeries, and a nearly 33% reduction in hospital length of stay.

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Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

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HIE collaborative Civitas Networks for Health received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to implement and disseminate the Gravity Project’s SDOH standards. Care coordination company Quantum Health named John Hallock as chief communications officer. Partnerships.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

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ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. Staffing platform SnapNurse named Jeff Grant as Chief Executive Officer.

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