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TEFCA Is Live – Clarifying Common Misperceptions

Healthcare IT Today

Consider Data Storage When Selecting a QHIN Privacy laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), dictate when patient records can be retrieved, but the data can then be used for different purposes, as long as the law is followed. We’ve gained experience doing so through a collaboration with the U.S.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Diana Sonbay-Benli, VP & Chief Product Officer, Cognizant TriZetto Healthcare Products at Cognizant Since the advent of HIPAA, almost a career’s duration ago, we’ve focused on the safeguarding of data. HIPAA/HITECH rules have been utilized in sharing data between various entities.

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Enhancing Interoperability and Data Sharing with Innovative Technologies and Standards

Healthcare IT Today

Some of these technologies include the ability to meet and adhere to privacy and security requirements, such as HIPAA, through data security and privacy technologies that allow for consistent data protection across QHINs to allow for the exchange of EHI. These API protocols are known and used by hundreds of thousands of developers.

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California says goodbye to fax machines. Hello to DxF.

Redox

CA DxF expands upon this, requiring participants to fulfill data requests for Treatment, Payment, Health Care Operations, and Public Health activity purposes. Of note, the XCPD, XCA, and XDR profiles do not currently support FHIR natively. access to housing and food) is less common.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

Many clinical data records can be exchanged between providers and regional public health agencies through health information exchanges. Moving beyond health system-wide or regional interoperability has been a challenge due to several financial and operational hurdles.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie sees development of open APIs, of FHIR, to be positive, but not yet the dominant reality, in terms of widespread adoption and use. Some CHIME members are leveraging FHIR today, but not all are doing it as robustly as possible. She notes that “The CIO’s battle cry is ‘Standards!’”

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie sees development of open APIs, of FHIR, to be positive, but not yet the dominant reality, in terms of widespread adoption and use. Some CHIME members are leveraging FHIR today, but not all are doing it as robustly as possible. She notes that “The CIO’s battle cry is ‘Standards!’”