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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

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We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. Kathryn Bingman, Vice President of Interoperability Adoption at eHealthExchange – Right now with TEFCA, the initial use cases are just treatment and individual access.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

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Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, brought together HIEs, state agencies and interoperability experts nationwide. .

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The Community Information Exchange: Accelerating Use of Social Determinants of Health

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Steve Heard, Chief Innovation Officer at J2 Interactive , presents a strategy in this interview for dealing with new forms of data known as Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and how traditional HIEs can evolve to help organizations utilize this data. The SDoH data is being standardized thanks to the Gravity project at HL7.

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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. At the DirectTrust conference, Angie Bass, Chief Strategy Officer at Velatura , describes this as a “unifying force” that is “supported like a public utility” to exchange data among health care facilities.

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What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

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At the Civitas Conference, there was a lot of talk about TEFCA and QHINs and what their impact will be on healthcare and interoperability. Are they replacing current interoperability efforts? Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Senior Director of Community Strategy at DirectTrust – I almost liken it to the healthcare system and medicine.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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As the next phase in the evolution of interoperability, SDC allows for the secure and near real-time sharing of health data between devices at the point of care, regardless of the manufacturer. Traditionally, we think about interoperability as HIEs (health information exchanges), but in 2024 I expect to see new models emerge.

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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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But as we talk about it, more and more HIE organizations have started to use it and the concept has been embraced by many. Lindsey Ferris, DrPH, Senior Interoperability and Public Health Director at PointClickCare – I think we’re at the very early stages. I think it’s kind of HIE plus certain new characteristics.