Health Info Exchange


Stories here include reports from the emerging exchanges across the country that are enabling data sharing among hospitals, group practices, labs, imaging facilities, pharmacies and payers. Topics include HIE governance and related standards, such as HL7.


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AHRQ Seeks Improvements to I.T. Workflow Toolkit

Joseph Goedert | May 21
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reminds ambulatory practices of the availability of its free Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit and is working to make it more useful to small- and mid-size physician practices.
EHR
Policy & Regulation
Group Practices

Data Cleansing is a Life Saver

Jim Harris | May 21
How Hubble peered into a health crisis.
Consumer Health
Hardware
Medical Imaging

The Perils of Perfunctory Medicine

Greg Gillespie | May 21
I recently took my four-year-old son into the dentist for a teeth cleaning, and the first thing that happened, per usual, is that a technician came into the room and said it was time for X-rays. That’s just a given during a trip to the dentist; has been since I was a kid and had to be dragged to the dentist in chains (just hated getting my teethed cleaned, almost as much as I disliked brushing them, or so I’m told).
Consumer Health
Decision Support
Hardware
Medical Imaging
Policy & Regulation

More States Get Insurance Exchange Grants

Joseph Goedert | May 16
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $181 million in grants to assist six states in establishing health insurance exchanges under authority of the Affordable Care Act.
Payers
Consumer Health
Policy & Regulation

ONC Expands to Prioritize Clinical, Consumer Views

Joseph Goedert | May 16
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has expanded with two new offices.
Consumer Health
EHR
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus
Group Practices
Hospitals

Why ACOs Will Be Different

Gary Baldwin | May 15
Two presenters at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston assert that, unlike the managed care payment models of the past, accountable care organizations have a much better chance of success.
Revenue Cycle & Payments
Revenue Cycle Management
Disease Management
Chronic Care
EHR
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Policy & Regulation

HIT Policy Committee Seeks Consumer Advocate

Joseph Goedert | May 14
A consumer advocate position is open on the HIT Policy Committee, comprising stakeholders who advise federal officials on the nation’s strategy for widespread use of health information technology.
Data Security
EHR
Group Practices
Hospitals
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation

ONC Seeks Input on NwHIN Governance

Joseph Goedert | May 11
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has issued a request for information on establishing a governance mechanism for the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network.
Chronic Care
Disease Management
Data Security
Decision Support
EHR
Web Technology
Group Practices
Payers
Hospitals
Policy & Regulation

Equity Firms to Buy MEDSEEK

Joseph Goedert | May 10
Two equity investment firms will acquire a majority of health information exchange and data analytics vendor MEDSEEK Inc., with management retaining a minority share of the privately held company.
Consumer Health
Vendor News
Web Technology
Hospitals

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: Allscripts, Rapid Insight, PracticeMax & EHR Doctors

Joseph Goedert | May 09
An acquisition, new analytics software, a Texas-sized health information exchange agreement and a little self-preservation highlight recent health information technology vendor news:
Group Practices
EHR
Practice Management
Revenue Cycle Management
Vendor News

HIT Vendor Round-up: Numera, NoMoreClipboard & ReadyPoint

Joseph Goedert | May 04
A new home health product, expanded personal health records functionality and an incident management contract win are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors:
Consumer Health
Systems Integration
Web Technology
Decision Support
Disease Management
Hardware
Mobile Technology
Hospitals
Vendor News

Consumer Advocate Slams AHA Position on Patient Access

Joseph Goedert | May 02
The American Hospital Association has come under heavy criticism from an influential consumer advocate for its position on a proposed Stage 2 meaningful use provision to give patients electronic access to their health information within 36 hours of discharge.
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EHR
Hospitals
Group Practices
Consumer Health
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation
Document Management

What do HIM Departments Look Like in 2016?

Joseph Goedert | May 02
A new white paper, written by Linda Kloss, former head of the American Health Information Management Association and now a consultant, examines what HIM departments of the future will look like. Precyse Solutions LLC, a vendor of HIM services, sponsored the paper.
Document Management
EHR
Data Repositories
Policy & Regulation
Group Practices
Hospitals

Hospitals Tackle I.T. Challenges with Employed Physicians

Gary Baldwin | May 01
Three years ago, independent physicians ruled the roost at Medical Center Health System, a 403-bed community hospital in Odessa, Texas. At that point, the health system employed only half a dozen physicians.
Group Practices
EHR
Hospitals

Final Rule Encourages Medicaid Home and Community-Based Care

Joseph Goedert | Apr 30
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a final rule establishing Medicaid incentives for home and community-based services for chronically ill patients in lieu of being treated in a nursing home or other institution.
Chronic Care
Disease Management
Policy & Regulation
Mobile Technology
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
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