May 2, 2013 David Raths
blog
Like country singer Willie Nelson, regional extension centers (RECs) in rural states are on the road again. Several RECs, which are helping primary care physicians achieve meaningful use, are undertaking statewide road shows to explain the benefits of connecting with health information exchanges to help meet Stage 2 of meaningful use.
April 29, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
South Metro Primary Care (SMPC), one of the largest primary care independent practice associations in the Denver metro area, along with their medical management company Physician Health Partners (PHP), have announced plans to connect the electronic health records (EHR) of its 118 primary care providers to the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) health information exchange (HIE).
April 24, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit organization specializing in healthcare delivery through health information technology, has announced that it will be providing program management services to support the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) Last Mile Program, which aims to stimulate adoption and use of state health information exchange (HIE) to improve coordination of care and clinical outcomes while reducing costs.
April 22, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis, which developed the data exchange technology being used by the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), has licensed its Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) and DOCS4DOCS clinical results delivery software to market HIE services outside of Indiana.
April 22, 2013 John DeGaspari
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As a geographically isolated region that is underserved by healthcare professionals, and with a high percentage of its population at risk for chronic diseases, Hawaii County has long-standing and serious challenges to efficient healthcare delivery. These barriers also made the region an ideal candidate for a Beacon Community grant, which would also serve as a challenging proving ground for the health information exchange (HIE) concept, and how well health information technology could bridge gaps in care.
March 19, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
Until recently, the exchange of patient records across state lines has typically happened between bordering states. The Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) and the Kansas Health Information Network has changed that by transmitting patient records over state lines via Direct messaging, the two organizations recently announced.
March 4, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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Laura McCrary, Ed.D. executive director of the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN), strongly supports the idea that an HIE can help with various meaningful use Stage 2 measures, especially those in relation to public health reporting. While her organization has already accomplished a lot in this area, as well as overall, they're aiming to go even further.
February 27, 2013 David Raths
blog
The State of Maryland recently unveiled a Health Enterprise Zone Initiative to reduce health disparities and hospital re-admissions. Can HIE data bolster the effort?
February 26, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and the Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of interoperability technology that enables care coordination and health information exchange (HIE), have announced they have successfully transmitted immunizations through the ICA CareAlign HIE platform from the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, a federally qualified health center, to the Kansas Immunization Registry, KSWebIZ.
February 20, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit organization which has led the charge in the Bay State and New England for health information exchange (HIE), is going to attempt to implement an HIE in the state of New Hampshire, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Health Information Organization (NHHIO). MAeHC will provide executive director management services for the New Hampshire HIE.
February 17, 2013 David Raths
blog
I have been dismayed over the past year to see how many articles in the New York Times seem to start with the notion that the nationwide transition to EHRs is being carried out under faulty premises about financial savings or leading to negative outcomes, because the implied conclusion is that we are throwing our money away and just making things worse. Finally, an article in this week's paper suggests otherwise.
February 1, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN) has released a new online tool for medical providers that will gauge their readiness to participate in health information exchange (HIE).
