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eHealth Exchange is Promoting Health Record Sharing, Past and Future

Healthcare IT Today

eHealth Exchange , a non-profit started by Health & Human Services and now a separate non-profit, helps health care institutions exchange over two billion records a month. In this video, President Jay Nakashima explains the role they play, particularly in public health, scaling FHIR and TEFCA. Tell us what you think.

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Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

After more than 15 years of creating and pushing health IT innovations forward in the state, the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative has completed its final dissolution. Before dissolving , MAeHC had assigned its contract with the New England Healthcare Exchange Network to the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium.

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Trust Is Not A Trend

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Trust is foundational to successful nationwide healthcare interoperability. As the oldest national health information network, eHealth Exchange sees its commitment to trust and transparency as paramount to successful interoperability.

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Putting patients at the heart of digital healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The eHealth patient portal does more than just remind the patient of their next doctor’s appointment; it also facilitates digital consultations, reliably processes individual health data, and offers additional medical information.

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With Apple Watch, researchers explore new frontiers in heart health

Digital Health Global

Each individual is different when it concerns their health, and I wanted to learn more. Through her connections in the research community, Dr. Cheong learned that Apple Watch could help capture the kind of health data she needed.

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New York State HIE Is Lowering Healthcare Costs By As Much As $200 Million

Healthcare IT Today

A New York HIE has concluded that it’s having the impact supporters of data sharing have always hoped for – generating a substantial level of healthcare savings.

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MEDITECH Addressing Canada’s Interoperability Challenge with a Federated Approach

Healthcare IT Today

Unlike an HIE, Traverse does not store any health data. Instead, it uses a federated approach where the data remains in the source system. For years they have been helping provider organizations across the country with different digital health solutions. Here’s how it works.