HIE

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The 4 Lessons Gleaned from SSA's NwHIN Project

Gerard Reeder | Government Health IT | October 5, 2011

One of the most high-profile ARRA NHIN contracts, the Social Security Administration's (SSA) effort to gather medical evidence in support of disability claims over the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) and expand the Exchange's Participant list to a more national coverage is finally realizing tangible results as a number of contractors have moved their systems into go-live productio Read More »

The Curious Case Of Blue Button

Ken Congdon | Healthcare Technology Online | July 2, 2012

While it may not be the answer to all HIE and patient engagement challenges, Blue Button does prove one thing — there is a large contingent of patients out there that want control and access to their health records...Rather than dwell on its perceived weaknesses, the health IT industry would be wise to consider the progress Blue Button has made and improve upon the concept. Read More »

The Surprisingly Small Percentage Health Orgs Spend on Data Security

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | November 3, 2011

Three percent or less. That’s how much of their overall IT budgets half the respondents to a HIMSS survey allocate to information security – and that’s up from last year. The fourth annual HIMSS Security Survey, in fact, found that 53 percent of respondents spend less than 3 percent, with a portion of those spending less than 1 percent. Read More »

The Top 5 Roadblocks HIEs Face

GHIT Staff | Government Health IT | September 28, 2011

Just as young businesses of most any sort must circumvent myriad challenges to succeed, health providers are encountering multiple roadblocks in the implementation of HIEs. At the core of those: financial sustainability. The root of many, perhaps, money is neither the only problem, nor the most trying. Read More »

Verizon Health ID Management Expands to Cover EHRs, HIEs

Ken Terry | Fierce Health IT | September 1, 2011

Verizon is expanding its cloud-based identity-management services for healthcare providers. Verizon Universal Identify Services-Healthcare, founded in November 2010, now supports new identity standards for accessing electronic health records and health information exchanges. In addition, it offers new features for electronic prescribing, including the prescribing of controlled substances... Read More »

Veterans to Be Connected Electronically to Doctors They Choose for Medical Records

Deborah Hirsch | HealthTechZone.com | August 1, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new partnership to use health information exchange technology to improve the quality of care and delivery of medical treatment to local veterans, especially those returning from recent conflicts. Read More »

With MU Deadline Approaching, Feds Publish Useful Primer

Jeff Rowe | Government Health IT | March 18, 2012

It’s funny how deadlines can focus the mind. For example, healthcare providers who want to make the most financially of the HITECH incentives need to begin by the end of this year, and many providers still aren’t clear on the necessary steps.

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Wyoming Offers Free EHR to Medcaid Providers

Staff Writer | Healthcare Informatics | June 1, 2012

The Wyoming Department of Health, along with Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE), a web-based electronic health record (EHR) provider, has announced it is the first state to offer a free, fully certified EHR to any and all Medicaid providers in Wyoming.  MIE's WebChart EHR will be the EHR offered by the Wyoming Department of Health. Read More »

Connecting California to Improve Patient Care in 2012: Practical Solutions for Health Information Exchange and Quality Analytics

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
July 19, 2012 - 8:00am - July 20, 2012 - 3:45pm
Location: 
Doubletree Hotel Rohnert Park, CA
United States

Connecting California to Improve Patient Care is an annual conference featuring subject matter experts on electronic health records (EHR), personal health records (PHR) and health information exchange (HIE). Speakers and demonstrations will present practical solutions for securely sharing electronic clinical information between unaffiliated health care facilities, such as outpatient practices, hospitals, laboratories, imaging centers, long term care, home health, and public health. Conference attendees will learn best practices in clinical informatics, quality analytics, and HIE services. Speakers will explain the current status of investments in health information technology (IT) in California, national software roadmaps for standards and interoperability, innovations in quality improvement, and emerging tools and opportunities for physician and patient engagement. Read More »

DoD/VA iEHR & HIE Summit

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
October 3, 2012 - 8:00am - October 4, 2012 - 5:00pm
Location: 
The Carnegie Institution for Science
1530 P Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
United States

A non-partisan educational and training Summit designed as a “Town Hall”  full spectrum view towards the DoD & VA’s efforts at iEHRs and Federal HIE initiatives. The forum is created to encourage a real, pragmatic level of discussion and debate amongst all in attendance. We bring together leaders from across the Armed Services & Government Agencies and the Industry and Academic leaders that can help them forge many of the HIT solutions necessary to achieve their respective “next –steps”. Actionable take aways for today, tomorrow, and the future will drive the discussions. Read More »