January 26, 2013 David Raths
blog
Developing workable, scalable and realistic financial sustainability models for HIEs remains a challenge that must be addressed
January 14, 2013 David Raths
blog
One word sums up what winning a second term means to Obama administration government technology initiatives: continuity.
November 29, 2012 John DeGaspari
article
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) Health Information Exchange (HIE) Learning Network has presented a set of suggested solutions to challenging HIE issues at the inaugural Technology Crossroads Conference, held in Washington, D.C., this week. These recommendations are the culmination of five months of work by a group of over 450 stakeholders.
November 12, 2012 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a report from Washington Business Journal, the Washington D.C. Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) has been shut down due to sustainability issues. The report cites the D.C. Primary Care Organization (DCPCA), the RHIO’s founder and chief advocate, as the source of this news.
October 3, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
blog
Remember back in middle school gym class when the team captains began the agonizing process of selecting teams for whatever the sport you were playing at the time. You'd cringe and hope you wouldn't be the last kid standing waiting to be chosen for a team. Well, that seems to be a possible consideration for organizations that are still pondering their next steps for health information exchange (HIE) and community alignment.
September 26, 2012
news
After much turmoil surrounding the development of a statewide health information exchange (HIE) in California, UC Davis Health System announced on September 25 that leaders at the Institute for Population Health Improvement have established a new HIE organization, the California Health eQuality (CHeQ). CHeQ seeks to improve health-care quality and the coordination of care by using HIE technology to facilitate the rapid flow of information among physician offices, hospitals and other healthcare providers.
September 14, 2012
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According to a report from the Burlington, V.T.-based CapSite, a healthcare technology research and advisory firm, 71 percent of U.S. Hospitals are looking to buy new health information exchange (HIE) solutions. The report, the 2012 U.S. Health Information Exchange (HIE) Study, looked at insights from 370 hospitals on HIE market adoption, share, and opportunity.
September 4, 2012 David Raths
blog
Other state-level HIE organizations have struggled with sustainability. Now it's Kansas' turn.
August 23, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
blog
I think Henry Ford articulated it best when he said, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely." We all learn from our mistakes, and I think one area rife with redos and re-tinkering of strategies is the health information exchange (HIE) market.
July 30, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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The Washington, D.C.-based National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) today announced the members of the NeHC Health Information Exchange (HIE) Learning Network Leadership Council and the co-chairs of the HIE Learning Network workgroups. Created as a result of feedback from contributors to NeHC's "HIE Roadmap: The Landscape and a Path Forward," released in April, the HIE Learning Network is organized to collaboratively develop and recommend solutions for some of the biggest challenges faced by those implementing electronic health information exchange.
July 24, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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Experts at a Blueprint Healthcare IT discussion last week warned that the Field of Dreams strategy of "build it and they will come" won't necessarily work when it comes to physician adoption of a health information exchange (HIE). Lack of physician usage of an HIE portal was the No. 1 pitfall when it came to HIEs that was mentioned in the webinar, "Top Ten Ways an HIE Can Go Wrong".
July 12, 2012
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Today, the Framingham, Mass.-based IDC Health Insights released a new MarketScape report evaluating Health Information Exchange (HIE) packaged solution offerings. IDC Health Insights found the market for HIE technology is fragmented with IT suppliers providing solutions with diverse origins ranging from integration engine platforms, portals, clinical messaging, composite applications, information management, and managed network services.
