While HealthBridge in Cincinnati, OH, Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) in Indianapolis, IN and HealthLINC in Bloomington, IN have exchanged health information securely within their region for years, their collaboration to share information across regions and across heterogeneous systems is the first of its kind in the country. The project began securely sending clinical test
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Louisiana seems an unlikely place for a health IT success story in light of the state’s high healthcare costs, elevated rate of chronic disease and limited resources. It’s even more surprising that the project in question involves health information exchange, given the rapid failure of so many of the regional health information organizations that sprang
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LifeBridge Health has begun an electronic exchange of health information between its two hospitals, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Northwest Hospital, and Saint Agnes Hospital, a community hospital. The hospitals have an overlapping service area but use different EMR systems. “We wanted to pilot a health information exchange to learn about the technology, how much
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When discussing healthcare reform, most politicians and stakeholders agree that patient medical data must be more readily accessible to caregivers, regardless of the venue of care. In communities across the country, health information exchanges (HIEs) are focused on facilitating the clinical data exchange process. While specific HIE models vary greatly, all require participation from multiple
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The ability to share medical information is a challenge most hospitals face these days. Milwaukee, WI-based Froedtert & Community Health recently met that challenge by joining a web-based network that lets separate healthcare entities electronically exchange medical information. Created by Epic Systems Corporation, the Care Everywhere network is a nationwide information exchange among separate Epic
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This month the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) took its first step towards creating statewide online access to patient medical data with its launch of MSMS Connect. To achieve its full potential, however, the medical society must obtain buy-in from physicians and regional health information exchanges. “There is an opportunity here in the state of
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Interoperability, patient safety and quality ranked high on the priority lists of attendees at this year’s annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), held at Chicago’s sprawling McCormick Place. Nearly as pressing was many attendees’ desire to free patient data held hostage in their PACS. Eager spectators filled the seats at the
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As the focus on electronic health information exchange grows, the issue of engaging and educating consumers about privacy, security, and benefits has moved to the forefront. Developing educational materials regarding health IT and electronic health information exchange for consumers has been the focus of the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Consumer Education and
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