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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, brought together HIEs, state agencies and interoperability experts nationwide. .

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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. Kathryn Bingman, Vice President of Interoperability Adoption at eHealthExchange – Right now with TEFCA, the initial use cases are just treatment and individual access.

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What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

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At the Civitas Conference, there was a lot of talk about TEFCA and QHINs and what their impact will be on healthcare and interoperability. Are they replacing current interoperability efforts? Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Senior Director of Community Strategy at DirectTrust – I almost liken it to the healthcare system and medicine.

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

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Health information exchanges (HIEs) are well-situated to help healthcare organizations achieve three core goals of value-based care: providing better care for individuals, reducing healthcare costs, and improving population health management strategies. A well-designed HIE can offer tremendous advantages. Resources for All States.

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Discern Health Ties Interventions to Patient Improvements

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Paulo Pinho, MD, Chief Medical and Strategy Officer at Discern Health , highlighted to us that analytics have to be explainable to be trusted. Ben Hsieh, Vice President of Product, says that Discern Health works with payers, providers, and Health Information Exchanges (HIE).

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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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But as we talk about it, more and more HIE organizations have started to use it and the concept has been embraced by many. Lindsey Ferris, DrPH, Senior Interoperability and Public Health Director at PointClickCare – I think we’re at the very early stages. I think it’s kind of HIE plus certain new characteristics.

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Availity to Acquire Diameter Health, a Leader in Clinical Data Interoperability

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Joint technology solution will deliver an integrated data interoperability platform that streamlines data acquisition and delivers clean, actionable, and intelligent data. Fueled by Diameter’s technology, Availity will create the nation’s preeminent data acquisition and interoperability platform.