September 11, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has announced a collaborative patient matching initiative, a representative for the government agency announced in a blog post this week.
July 8, 2013 Mark Hagland
article
The Utah Health information Network's Jan Root shares the story of the journey of her HIE organization, which has evolved forward from an early-stage CHIN 20 years ago to a leading-edge, statewide HIE today. And she talks about why accreditation makes sense for HIE leaders seeking to ensure the confidence of their communities.
June 20, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
article
State and federal leaders discussed the challenges they face when coupling federal health information exchange (HIE) methods like the Direct Project with statewide efforts for more robust HIE, during a discussion June 19 at the State Healthcare IT Connect Summit in Dulles, Va. "Someone said to me 'the best HIE is invisible,'" said Lee Stevens, program manager, State Health Information Exchange, ONC.
April 18, 2011 Bobbie Byrne, M.D.
blog
In our EHR implementation project plan, we had built in a specific “go-no go” decision point. This decision point was scheduled prior to the start of training as, once we were scheduled to begin training, it would mean the expenditure of a whole lot of time, energy and cash. Prior to the “go-no go date,” IT owners meet with all the business owners, review the current module and issues and obtain physical sign-off.
April 14, 2011 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
blog
I had a conversation recently with David Horrocks, president of Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP), Maryland’s statewide HIE based in Catonsville, Md., and one of his main concerns was the fact that physicians today are getting mixed messages on what health IT to adopt.
