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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

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The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.

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How Do You See Health Data Utilities Evolving? Where are We Today and Where is it Heading?

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Health data utility is still a fairly new concept in the world of healthcare. But as we talk about it, more and more HIE organizations have started to use it and the concept has been embraced by many. How are health data utilities evolving? I think it’s kind of HIE plus certain new characteristics.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

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Data sharing decisions impact the care that patients receive every day. As a board-certified physician in clinical informatics working for the second-largest municipal health system in the U.S., As a board-certified physician in clinical informatics working for the second-largest municipal health system in the U.S.,

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Unified Data: The Key to HIE Success

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Electronic Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are exploding globally and in the U.S., The following is a guest article by Todd Broadhurst, Solutions Director, Tamr. with 92% of the U.S. population now served by them. Private companies, states, and even large counties and cities are scrambling to launch their own HIEs. HIEs […].

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

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Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. But establishing an HIE and finding success can be a tremendous challenge for some states to establish in large measure because they require complex and expensive technical infrastructure.

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

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TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. . For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism. QHIN or not, everyone has a role.

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The Value of Health Data Utilities with Angie Bass from Velatura

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The pressures for data exchange and interoperability have converged on the concept of a health data utility. However, the business opportunities no longer lie simply in exchanging data, which is a rock-bottom requirement. Recent laws have push health data exchange forward.