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Trust Is Not A Trend

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 15, 2025

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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MEDITECH Addressing Canada’s Interoperability Challenge with a Federated Approach

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2024

Unlike an HIE, Traverse does not store any health data. For years they have been helping provider organizations across the country with different digital health solutions. Healthcare IT Today recently had the opportunity to catch up with the MEDITECH team at Canada’s largest health IT conference – eHealth 2024 in Vancouver, BC.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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. Many exchanges store patient health data in long-term or permanent repositories.

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HIEs Must Shift From Health Data Sharing To Curating And Analyzing Data

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

After years of evolving and struggling to find a solid business model, HIEs have finally found a reasonably secure place in the healthcare system. The thing is, the job they’ve learned to do – serving as an exchange point for any and all data coming their way – may already be outmoded, according to Claudia […].

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CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) is indeed an instance of transformational change.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

Check out our full list of health IT conferences. HIE infrastructure provider CRISP Shared Services is the first partner for eHealth Exchange’s planned Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). Partnerships. Clinical data platform MRO made the Inc.

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Keeping patient data safe and private is our top priority. We address the privacy and security of sensitive health data in two ways. Additionally, organizations are promoting a culture of privacy and security awareness among staff through regular training and compliance audits.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

That said, 66% trust their health plan more that the government or non-traditional entities such as Amazon or Walmart to their health insurance. Partnerships eHealth Exchange added C3HIE , a Texas-based HIE, to its network of partners under its anticipated QHIN.

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Weekly Roundup – October 1, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Read more… One HIE’s Approach to Identity Management. John spoke to Dan Chavez of the Santa Cruz Health Information Organization about why including SDoH data makes patient identity more challenging but also more valuable to the clinicians and patients that SCHIO serves.

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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The TEFCA sets standards for healthcare data interoperability that enables healthcare providers, patients, payers, health information exchanges (HIEs), healthcare IT vendors, and other healthcare organizations to securely and effectively share healthcare data.

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Zane Networks was named the technology partner for CRISP , the state-designated HIE for Maryland and the Washington, D.C. RCM provider AGS Health launched the AGS AI Platform for workflow and coding automation and compliance auditing. Handheld ultrasound scanner maker Butterfly Network launched its Proficiency Management Solution.

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Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

News HHS designated two more QHINs : CommonWell Health Alliance and Kno2. eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program that will waive annual fees for three years to the first five HIEs or state/local public health agencies that agree to exchange public health data.

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Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 17, 2023

At HIMSS, John tuned into a TEFCA panel headlined by CommonWell, Epic, Health Gorilla, and MEDITECH. Read more… What Trends Are Health IT Leaders Keeping an Eye On ? At HIMSS, Healthcare IT Today asked more than 20 health IT leaders the biggest trend they’re watching.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2024

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.

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We previously shared ONC’s big QHIN announcement which shared the names of five officially designated QHINs as part of TEFCA: eHealth Exchange Epic Nexus Health Gorilla KONZA MedAllies No doubt, the timing of this announcement was planned to coincide with the ONC Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Health Care Law and Consulting. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Health Care Law and Consulting. The Harlow Group LLC.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

Check out our full list of health IT conferences. HIE infrastructure provider CRISP Shared Services is the first partner for eHealth Exchange’s planned Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). Partnerships. Clinical data platform MRO made the Inc.

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Weekly Roundup – December 14, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Read more… Interoperability Perspectives and Insights From the eHealth Exchange Annual Meeting. Graham Dodge at PathCheck Foundation described an open-source chat tool that enables people experiencing homelessness to maintain ownership of health data and communicate with their care team. million Series A funding round.

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Going the Extra Mile to Support Patient Access Is a Win-Win for Patients and HIE Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2023

1, 2023, enforcement of the 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule goes into effect, putting teeth into the much-celebrated law that enables patients to have full access to their personal health data. If history is any indication, many HIEs are underprepared for supplying patients with their health records.

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. You will lead and support our data science and statistical applications across multiple business needs such as health information exchange value analyses, performance reporting, financial modeling, technology monitoring and optimization.

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is a hybrid position requiring one day in either the Manhattan, New York office or the Albany, New York office. As always, you can search our Health IT job board for a variety of jobs from leading companies in the industry.

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in Manhattan, New York. As always, you can search our Health IT job board for a variety of jobs from leading companies in the industry. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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Weekly Roundup – September 21, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

John and Colin evaluated the many areas of health IT where the company is having an impact – and debated areas where Epic may actually not disrupt the market. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for September 18, 2024: Roles with many health systems, plus positions at vendors such as GE HealthCare and Microsoft.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

LLC, not- for-profit) including but not limited to local departments of health or social services, behavioral health IPAs and other structures formed by regional participants. Goal #4: Creating Statewide Digital Health and Telehealth Infrastructure. HEROS may be led by a variety of existing and new corporate entities (e.g.,

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TEFCA Is Live – Clarifying Common Misperceptions

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. eHealth Exchange is embracing both use cases.

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HIEs Must Shift From Health Data Sharing To Curating And Analyzing Data

CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

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

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

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Is this the right step in interoperability?

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

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

QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations

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