Information 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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Survey: Docs Love Mobile Devices, I.T. Departments Don’t

Joseph Goedert | Feb 03
A survey from Spyglass Consulting Group finds widespread physician acceptance of mobile computing devices, but much lower acceptance at the hospitals they work in.
Group Practices
Mobile Technology

Physician Software Vendor Greenway Medical Goes Public

Joseph Goedert | Feb 02
The stock price of Greenway Medical Technologies rose 20 percent in early trading on Feb. 2 after the physician software vendor conducted a $66.7 million initial public offering of stock.
Vendor News
Group Practices

AAFP Hopes “Free” Builds its Networking Site

Joseph Goedert | Feb 01
The American Academy of Family Physicians now is offering its professional networking site, called Delta-Exchange, at no charge to AAFP members.
Group Practices
Wireless/Mobile

Study: E-Scripts Improve Medication Adherence

Joseph Goedert | Feb 01
A study of de-identified pharmacy data finds patient-first-fill medication adherence--the number of times a patient actually fills a new prescription--increases by 10 percent when the prescription is electronic.
Medication Management
EHR

Building Connections on the Care Continuum

Gary Baldwin | Feb 01
A major success factor for accountable care organizations will be linking caregivers across the spectrum of care delivery. If history is any indication, that's going to be an industrywide struggle.
EHR
Disease Management

Mobile Health in the Regulatory Crosshairs

Tracy Granzyk Wetzel | Feb 01
The FDA has its sights set on the m-health space, and some fret that regulation will stop innovation in its tracks.
Mobile Technology
Hospitals

HIT Vendor Round-up: New Client Wins

Joseph Goedert | Jan 30
A number of health information technology vendors have announced new customer wins in recent days.
Revenue Cycle Management
Hospitals

Consultant Describes Rocky Road Through the Health System

Paul Keckley | Jan 27
Paul Keckley, executive director at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, recently underwent knee surgery and things have not gone so well on the treatment and payment sides.
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Hospitals
Revenue Cycle & Payments

Bi-Partisan Report Seeks Effective Federal HIT Spending

Joseph Goedert | Jan 27
The Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, founded by former Senate majority leaders, has issued recommendations to most effectively use federal dollars being spent on health information technology initiatives.
Policy & Regulation
EHR

Care Innovations Summit

Jan 26
Co-hosted by the CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Consumer Health
Data Security

ONC Seeks Easy EHR Accessibility, Discharge Apps

Joseph Goedert | Jan 26
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced two new challenges to software developers to make applications that improve the continuum of care and consumer health.
Consumer Health
Web Technology

Mostashari: 2012 Will be a Big Year for HIT

Joseph Goedert | Jan 26
At least 100,000 providers will receive electronic health records meaningful use incentive payments, during 2012, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., National Coordinator for HIT, predicts in a new blog posting.
EHR
Consumer Health

Survey: U.S. and Foreign Docs Differ on Many I.T. Benefits

Joseph Goedert | Jan 26
A survey of more than 3,700 physicians across eight nations finds common ground on some benefits of health information technology, including better data access for research, improving care coordination and reducing errors.
EHR
Health Analytics

HHS Seeks Mobile Computing Security Best Practices

Joseph Goedert | Jan 25
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an initiative to develop privacy and security best practices when using mobile computing devices in a health care setting.
Data Security
Mobile Technology

Hospital CEOs Outline Challenges in a New World

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
A new report from Huron Consulting Group summarizes what hospital CEOs feel are the biggest challenges in a changing industry.
Health Analytics
Policy & Regulation
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