Privacy and security guidelines released earlier this month by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to protect the enormous amount of healthcare information transmitted by state Health Information Exchanges take another step in protecting the rights of patients. In its third Project Information Notice (PIN) for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program,
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In the two years since its inception, Adventist HealthCare’s data network now encompasses more than 100 physicians. Leaders at the Rockville, MD-based integrated healthcare delivery organization expect to connect the entire community of 1,800 affiliated physicians to the data network by 2014.
While many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to delay Meaningful Use Stage 2 by a year, not everyone applauded the decision, contending that postponing critical components like interoperability comprises patient safety and healthcare delivery.
Mirth Corporation, a global leader in commercial open source healthcare information technology, announced that the Crescent City Beacon Community (CBCC), one of 17 federally funded Beacon Communities nationwide, will utilize their full suite of interoperability and care management solutions to achieve its innovative vision for connected care across the greater New Orleans area. The Beacon
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Orion Health, the leader in health information exchange (HIE) and healthcare integration solutions, today announced that St. Vincent’s HealthCare, a faith-based, not-for-profit health system in Jacksonville, Fla., has selected Orion Health HIE to connect disparate software systems and enable enterprise-wide sharing of clinical data as well as communications with community physicians. St. Vincent’s HealthCare will
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Not everyone is unconditionally embracing the Stage 2 Meaningful Use delay announcement issued last month by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
While much of the reaction has been positive, one industry watcher believes that the delay, while good for implementers and some vendors, puts the brakes on market forces that would otherwise snuff out some of the Johnny-come-lately EMR products that have emerged, particularly in the ambulatory market.
Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Head Farzad Mostashari, MD turned up the heat on the HIT Standards Committee, urging members to quickly and decisively move forward on standards that are “good enough” to begin the widespread exchange of health information.
Successfully exchanging health information at the local, regional, statewide or federal level takes a multi-product, multi-tiered approach based upon an assessment of an HIE’s needs. That’s the consensus of five health information exchange leaders, representing both established and early stage HIEs, who spoke at a recent HIE Leader Roundtable discussion sponsored by that National eHealth
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The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) announced the launch of the nation’s first statewide Direct Adoption project earlier this month. RIQI’s Regional Extension Center is the first of the 62 RECs to create a program focused on helping providers understand and adopt Direct Messaging, a simple, secure and cost-effective way for sending patients’ protected health
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A safety net clinic is making Personal Health Records (PHR) available to its diabetic patients, helping them to better manage their care. Fort Wayne, IN-based NoMoreClipboard recently announced its partnership with Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) of Monroe County, a free medical clinic in Indiana for adults without health insurance. The partnership will make PHRs available
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