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Overcoming Interoperability Challenges Through HIE

Jennifer Prestigiacomo
Hospitals and health systems are fueling the growth of private health information exchanges (HIEs) to strengthen care coordination among their employed and affiliated physicians. One example of this surge in private activity is a grassroots, community-wide HIE cultivated by Huntington Hospital, a 626-bed regional medical center located in Pasadena, Calif. Huntington has used its mantra “Right Care, Right Place, Right Time,” to facilitate coordination across the care continuum and link its large population of 3,200 community physicians (2,300 physicians of whom are not on the medical staff).

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ONC Seeking Comments on Nationwide Health Information Network

May 14, 2012    
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The Office for the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) is requesting public comments on its Request for Information on Governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network, which was put on public display today by the Office of the Federal Register's Public Inspection. The key component of the proposed governance approach includes a focus on entities that facilitate electronic health information exchange.

New Director of Massachusetts eHealth Institute Named

May 10, 2012    
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The Deval Patrick, Tim Murray Administration announced Laurance Stuntz, senior vice president at NaviNet (Boston, Mass.), as the new director of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI). MeHI, which received $24 million in federal Recovery Act funding, has been asked to develop the Massachusetts Regional Extension Center and initiate a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE).

Report: Stage 2, Changing Reimbursement Models Driving HIEs

May 10, 2012    
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According to a research report from Cambridge, Mass.-based Chilmark Research rapid growth and evolution will continue to define the nascent health information exchange (HIE) market, even though federal funds earmarked for them have begun to run dry this year. The report, 2012 HIE Market Report: Analysis and Trends, says the market is making a significant shift to serving healthcare organizations (HCOs) of all sizes – an enterprise market.

What Value-Add Services Can Sustain HIE?

May 10, 2012     Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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Health information exchanges are taking a wide variety of approaches around the country to develop value-added services to sustain their exchanges. Panelists of the "Health Information Exchange: Strategies and Sustainability panel" at the HCI Executive Summit discuss what has worked for their exchanges.

Indiana HIE Adds Cloud Image Sharing Platform

May 9, 2012    
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Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. (IHIE) is partnering with SeeMyRadiology.com, a cloud-based medical imaging platform, to make it easier for Indiana physicians and hospitals to access and share radiology images with the launch of ImageZone, a cloud-based medical image sharing platform that provides a digital alternative to the traditional methods of sharing radiology images on hard copy films and CDs.

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Illinois Focused on HIEs

May 2, 2012    
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The Chicago-based Illinois Health Information Management Association, a professional health information management organization, and the Greater Chicago Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) are joining forces for Advocacy Day in Springfield, Ill., where they’ll tout and learn more about the use of health information exchanges and EHRs within the state.

Should Patients Read Doctors’ Notes?

April 26, 2012     David Raths
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About a year ago, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School launched an intriguing research project to study what would happen if patients had regular access to their primary care physicians’ notes about their visits. On April 25, the investigators discussed some of their findings during a National eHealth Collaborative webinar.

How to Market Your Chronic Disease Program

April 18, 2012     Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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When I was listening to a webinar on April 11 that discussed innovations from a few Beacon Communities, sponsored by NeHC, I was really impressed with the work the Southeast Michigan Beacon Community Collaborative (SEMBC) had done. Not only was this Beacon Community taking impressive measures to stem the tide of diabetes—which affects one in every 10 Michiganians and more than 16 percent of Detroiters—but it was really doing an amazing job at packaging and marketing its innovations to its citizens.

Report: Interest in Behavior Health HIE Integration

April 11, 2012    
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The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), alongside a multi-stakeholder behavioral health steering committee and other communities across its state, has issued a report with recommendations and future strategies for effective inclusion of behavioral health in health information exchange (HIE).

Accelerating HIE Progress

April 3, 2012     Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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On Monday, April 2, the National eHealth Collaborative released its “Health Information Exchange Roadmap: The Landscape and a Path Forward,” a four-phase blueprint toward sustainability to help accelerate health information exchange (HIE) initiatives. On the report’s release, NeHC sponsored a webinar briefing featuring NeHC CEO Kate Berry, representatives from Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and HIE pioneers.

HIE Report Reveals Best Practices

April 2, 2012    
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Framingham, Mass.-based research firm, IDC Health, has revealed a report that’s aimed at helping healthcare organizations establish enterprise or community health information exchanges (HIEs). The new report provides a framework for establishing a new HIO based on keen insight from successful early adopters. It includes the major components of success: stakeholder engagement, communications, data governance, HIE solution selection, project management and implementation, EHR deployment, clinical utilization, privacy and security and funding and sustainability.

Learning From Successful HIEs

March 29, 2012     David Raths
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While most health information exchanges have yet to achieve reaching financial sustainability, HIEs in Rhode Island and Indiana are beginning to demonstrate the considerable value of statewide data exchange.
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