Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 14, 2019

The 22-page report summarized nationwide trends in health information exchange in 2018, including the adoption of EHRs and other technologies that support electronic access to patient information. The article What the Hell Is Going On with Healthcare Interoperability?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dan Torrens , CEO at eHealth Technologies Health information management teams everywhere are constantly doing more, but somehow it always feels like playing catch up. Notably, between 30 and 47 percent of U.S. hospitals still rely on fax or mail to send and receive patient records.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 10, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Health Level Seven International (HL7) announces the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC’s) FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) will transition into an HL7 FHIR Accelerator.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announces that The Sequoia Project has been awarded a cooperative agreement to serve as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE). Illegal copying is prohibited. The […].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by A. John Blair, III, MD, CEO at MedAllies It’s been well-documented for years that the healthcare industry has an interoperability problem. The commercial efforts to date to push interoperability forward have made true advances.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Following the release of its proposed new rules designed to improve the interoperability of electronic health information, members of leadership from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a call to provide additional detail about the proposed rule, and to answer questions from the media.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The following is a guest article by Zach Finn , chief executive and technology officer at Centralis Health. For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism. Three Important Considerations for ONC and the Health IT Community . About Zach Finn.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Interoperability, as it was envisioned, should be built on transparency and connectivity, allowing a patient’s critical health information to be easily accessible, regardless of where treatment is being administered.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The article Health Information Technology: 7 Issues To Consider appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. They boost efficiency, improve the quality of care and security and control costs. These advancements have created many benefits for the patients and medical facilities in both […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently finalized a new rule to support seamless and secure access, exchange and use of electronic health information (EHI). […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 8, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Healthcare interoperability and enhanced information sharing continued to improve healthcare quality, safety and cost for U.S. The nationwide health information network processed 19.15 The nationwide health information network processed 19.15

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 22, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article New HL7 FHIR Accelerator Project Aims to Improve Interoperability of Social Determinants of Health Data appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is a guest article by Jaime Bland, DNP, RN-BC, Chief Executive Officer at CyncHealth, the health data utility for the Midwest, and Kat McDavitt, Principal Advisor and Head of Public Affairs for Innsena and advises organizations including PointClickCare on external affairs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Health Level Seven (HL7) International, the global authority on interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, announced the 2023 class of John Quinn HL7 Fellows and the 2023 recipients of the W.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. CMS Calls for FHIR Adoption to Enhance Interoperability in Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 10, 2021

In the USA and elsewhere, there are Document Sharing based Health Information Exchanges. This model is used at the state level, and has three flavors at the national level, with interoperability between them. My point in this article is that this does not need to be a restriction on those that do want to move on to FHIR.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. One area where we have seen this front and center is when it comes to how healthcare organizations approach interoperability and integration. In the past, interoperability and integration were kind of an afterthought.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Change is scary. At eHealth Exchange, which is one of the first Qualified Health Information Networks™ (QHINs™) under TEFCA, we have a front-row seat to the framework’s ongoing implementation. But we believe that is a mistake.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2024

High-quality, reliable data is crucial to getting most things done in healthcare, especially for healthcare interoperability. We’ve made some great strides in improving interoperability, in no small part due to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Introducing GlobalMed’s New Interoperability Tools. This scenario has become the standard in today’s virtual health programs. But this kind of integration isn’t complete and it definitely doesn’t enable interoperability. Essentially, we’re enabling interoperability in telemedicine so you can deliver full service virtual care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 14, 2019

InterSystems announces it has been selected by the eHealth Exchange, the largest nationwide health information network connecting the public and private sectors, as the technology partner powering the network’s latest expansion plans. The eHealth Exchange enables federal agencies, […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 2, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article The Importance of a Nursing Data Framework To Achieve Consistent Quality In Health Information Exchange appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Luann Whittenburg, PhD, RN, FAAN.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This scenario has become the standard in today’s virtual health programs. But this kind of integration isn’t complete and it definitely doesn’t enable interoperability. And when it comes to running a robust and clinically responsible telemedicine program , interoperability is vital. The Danger of Integration Limitations.

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Continue Education Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2021

You can read more on the effect of administrative burden on physician burnout here in an article by ACEA). These parts are 1) establishing a clearinghouse for bill submission, 2) simplifying prior authorizations, 3) harmonizing quality reporting, and 4) enhancing data interoperability in the health-care system.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mariann Yeager, CEO at The Sequoia Project. On October 6, 2022, the healthcare and health IT community woke to a new reality – one in which electronic health information (EHI) included far more than it did the day before. . What a difference a day makes. . Why was that so important?

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 23, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a policy of enforcement discretion […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article AMA, Others Seek Congressional Oversight On Information Blocking Regulations appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The following is a guest article by Robert Horst, Senior Vice President of Partner Engagement at Audacious Inquiry , a PointClickCare Company. Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shannon West, Chief Product Officer at Datavant Since the dawn of electronic medical records, American healthcare delivery systems have traced a winding path toward the dream of seamless and timely health data interoperability.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 9, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Cures Act Final Rule’s technical requirements call for radical changes in electronic Patient Health Information Exchange (ePHI). Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Privacy and scalability, where assuring the security of health citizens’ protected health information (PHI) must be designed into HaH programs. Best Buy Health is working with over two dozen health systems in the U.S. Doing so is central to building trust between patients, families, and providers.

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