We’re seeing a move from talking about the sustainability and interfacing challenges of HIE organizations to a new discussion focused on a one-to-one exchange of…
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GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Meaningful use criteria are indeed shaping the industry and modernizing how health data is used, but the criteria isn’t a paint-by-numbers instruction manual. IT departments…
The State of Health Information Exchange
Jon Mertz describes the current state of health data interoperability, including the following four imperatives to health information exchange: -We need to remove technical, political,…
Preparing for the Next Decade of Health IT at the ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) held it’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2014. This marked the…
Health IT in 2013: A Year in Review
Brian Ahier takes a look back on 2013 and the significant developments in health IT. According to Brian, we made some great progress in 2013…
Health Information Exchange Q&A with John Traeger, Enterprise Solutions Consultant
The context in which we provide interfaces outside of hospital organizations is changing rapidly. There are many new regulatory and business requirements. The government and…
HIE Pilot Demonstrates Patients Can Control Privacy and Consent of Personal Health Data
Results from a pilot for the ONC shows that patients’ protected health information can adhere to consent directives throughout the HIE process involving multiple stakeholders….
Pilot Launched to Advance Patient Control Over Shared Medical Records
The University of Texas at Austin and Jericho Systems announced a national pilot program designed to explore advanced patient control over shared medical records. This…
Report: Health IT Adoption in U.S. Sees Steady Increase, HIE Growing Pains Remain
Unprecedented federal financial support for HIT drives system change; proportion of hospitals with electronic health records nearly triples since 2010; 30 percent of hospitals send…
The Underlying Message of CommonWell Health Alliance
The sound of HIMSS 13 has quieted and now the work continues to follow through on the connections made and the initiatives launched. The CommonWell…
