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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'

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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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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, Executive Director at eHealth Exchange. For the health IT community, 2022 has been a big year. . Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. Does the Exchange Allow Participants Full Control Over Their Data?

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The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

While that may not affect an individual patient whose data is included in the data set, it affects patient outcomes overall because it allows us to analyze the data and provide early interventions and programs. Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Keeping patient data safe and private is our top priority.

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Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

Healthcare IT Today

This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. HTI-1 Final Rule Appropriately, we’ve been breaking down what health IT and EHR vendors need to expect when it comes to HTI-1 in our Healthcare Regulatory Talk series.

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Featured Health IT Job: Executive Coordinator

Healthcare IT Today

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Key Responsibilities: This team is seeking an Executive Coordinator who is a driven and committed team player to provide continuous, high-quality support for the priorities of members of the Senior Leadership team. This role will report directly to the Sr.

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The Role of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) in Facilitating Seamless Data Sharing Among Healthcare Entities

Healthcare IT Today

Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange We continue to move closer to realizing the dream of complete interoperability, and TEFCA is a big part of that. With TEFCA, Designated QHINs are the dynamic force in the seamless sharing of health data among healthcare industry providers and organizations to improve patient outcomes.