HIE news from FierceEMR
NewsStates, vendors collaborate on data connectivity specifications
The EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, a collaboration among seven states, eight electronic health record vendors, and three health information exchanges, has agreed on several standard health data Read more...
HIMSS: Majority of hospitals don't qualify for Meaningful Use
While the number of hospitals ready or likely to meet the Meaningful Use requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs has grown, more than half remain Read more...
Be wary of legal pitfalls when joining an HIE
One of the biggest draws of adopting electronic health records is the ability to share patient information electronically via health information exchanges (HIEs) cropping up across the country. Read more...
Mostashari pushes for HIE, calls inaction risky
For health information exchange (HIE) to become widely adopted, the standards for HIE need to support advanced functions of electronic health records and address transport, security and content, Read more...
27,000 providers expected for CMS electronic documentation pilot by year's end
Providers who opt to send their medical documentation electronically to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contractors will need to do some shopping. You'll have choices regarding who will be Read more...
Metadata standards inch closer to MU Stage 2 inclusion
Patient privacy and transparency, and how each relates to information exchange, are on the minds of officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, who last Friday asked for public Read more...
State debates privacy permissions for health data
Exactly who should be permitted to see a patient's medical record--besides the patient and his or her physician--has become the subject of heated debate in the Maine legislature this past week. A Read more...
Execs say they are on their way with EHRs
Three out of four hospital execs said their organizations have partly or fully implemented electronic health records (EHRs) of some sort, while 83 percent say they have either selected or implemented Read more...
HIE market heats up with state grants, looming EMR deadline
With federal stimulus money--about $546 million funneled into state grants promoting health information exchange projects--illuminating the way, healthcare software vendors are evaluating their Read more...
VA, Kaiser to test EMR data sharing in San Diego
The two largest health systems in America are joining together to test clinical data interchange over the fledgling Nationwide Health Information Network. As part of a pilot announced with much Read more...
| Press ReleasesICA Joins Multi-State Workgroup to Develop Connectivity Standards for Health DataInteroperability Group to Enhance and Hasten Connectivity Standards between Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchanges NEW YORK & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ICA ( Read more >> EHNAC to Host Industry Forum on Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)Jan. 25 webinar to feature panel discussion on the current state of the HIE model and how to best utilize financial resources FARMINGTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Electronic Healthcare Network Read more >> St. Vincent’s HealthCare Chooses Orion Health For Health Information ExchangePreeminent Florida health system partners with Orion Health to drive integrated connectivity across software systems and facilities, and enable improved communications with community physicians SANTA Read more >> Meridian Health in New Jersey Upgrades to CareAlign® 3.0ICA’s CareAlign HIE Platform Expands Functionality, Usability for Improved Care Coordination among 95 locations including six hospitals along the Jersey Shore NEPTUNE, N.J. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--( Read more >> Lehigh Valley Health Network Selects Orion Health for Enterprise Health Information ExchangeLeading Pennsylvania integrated delivery network offers easy, secure access to comprehensive patient data for physicians and clinicians across 50+ affiliated hospitals, clinics and health centers Read more >> |
