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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.

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Looking back on a year of interoperability milestones at eHealth Exchange

Mobi Health News

The health information network's executive director, Jay Nakashima, sees big progress with 21st century Cures Act compliance, TEFCA, data quality, FHIR adoption and information exchange among providers, public health agencies and labs.

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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. Electronic medical records contain a treasure trove of personal information.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Keeping patient data safe and private is our top priority. The following is what they had to share.

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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

concerned about state citizens’ public health in the era of COVID-19. There are at least three reasons fostering this healthier voting ecosystem: better ballot design, more information available to voters on county and state websites, and, finally, more places to vote in more drop boxes and the ability to vote by mail from home.

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Queensland begins telestroke pilot and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NSW's Far West GPs get access to patient data General practitioners and practices around NSW's Far West region can now have view-only access to patient-consented medical information via the state-developed clinical portal Healthenet. This is possible through the Co-located GP clinics project, which trial started in August.

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TEFCA’s Moment and Policy Changes on the Horizon: A Conversation with Eric Musser at NCQA

Healthcare IT Today

Key Takeaways Driving Data Standardization through USCDI+ NCQA is actively working with federal agencies like the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy ( ASTP/ONC ) to advance US Core Data for Interoperability ( USCDI ) and its expanded versions like USCDI+, which include data sets for quality, public health, and maternal health.