Health Information Exchanges (HIE) news and information

Does the federally sponsored Direct messaging protocol pose an existential threat to vendors of health information exchange software? Time will tell, according to the author of a new market research report on health information exchanges.
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The Kansas Health Information Network, which is in the process of connecting the electronic health record systems of thousands of providers across the state, hopes to launch a new statewide patient portal next month. The portal will be free for all Kansas patients.
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There has been significant progress in getting health information technology systems to talk to one another, according to a new study on interoperability by HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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Glendale, California's three hospitals this week took the next step toward building a system to share important patient information, a step they say can be vital if a non-responsive patient arrives in the emergency room and no medical background on them is available.
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It comes as no surprise to many observers that regional health information exchanges are struggling financially.Research published this week in Health Affairs concluded that “there is a substantial risk that many current efforts to promote health information exchange will fail.”
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The digital divide is still there among rural providers but it appears to be closing, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and new research it references.
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Moore (Okla.) Medical Center, a satellite site of Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System, took a direct hit from the terrible tornado that killed 24 people and injured 377 others May 20. It will most likely never open its doors again. However, as Modern Healthcare reported, the medical center had...
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Maybe Scott Carrell was born to health information technology leadership, or maybe it was thrust upon him. Or possibly both.
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Providers realize that reimbursement for healthcare delivery is changing. The economic and cultural forces now buttressing accountable care and value-based healthcare delivery have never been stronger.
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The Michiana Health Information Network, a health information exchange and healthcare information technology company serving the Midwest, has named Tim Roberts to be its new CEO.
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