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HIEs aim to curb ED overuse
In Washington state, hospital EDs are turning to technology to curb overuse of emergency services and track so-called "frequent flyers."
California replaces Cal eConnect for HIE implementation
Cal eConnect, which has helped California to launch its health information exchange over the last two years, will be replaced by the Institute for Population Health Improvement, according to an...
Experts get creative in protecting patient IDs in audit trails
A body that advises the state of Massachusetts about health information exchanges has devised an unusual approach to maintaining the privacy of patient information while allowing the use of audit trails.
Public vs. private HIEs: Room for both?
While private health information exchanges are non-reliant on government handouts and thus, slightly more self-sustaining, according to an article published in this month's Journal of AHIMA, they
ONC Health IT Dashboard offers rich data on EHR adoption campaign
A new "Health IT Dashboard" from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT presents a wealth of data about the national EHR adoption campaign in both graphic and tabular form. Included in
Government's power to accelerate HIE formation is limited
Health information exchange must overcome several barriers before it becomes widespread, say health IT experts Julie Adler-Milstein and Ashish Jha in a new commentary published last week in the
Many hospital CIOs skeptical of HIE efforts
While a majority of hospital CIOs responding to a recent survey conducted by healthsystemCIO.com say they are participating in regional health or system-to-system information exchange efforts, not
HealthBridge tech exportation lays groundwork for ACO infrastructure
HealthBridge, a successful health information exchange in Cincinnati, has been exporting its core technology to other HIEs for several years. Now HealthBridge has expanded its offering to include
ONC challenges state HIE grantees to increase consumer data access
In an expansion of its Consumer Pledge program , the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has challenged grantees of ONC's state health information exchange program to increase
Health privacy issues can be resolved without obstructing care
At times, it seems like concerns about the security and privacy of healthcare data have catapulted into overdrive: For instance, it recently was predicted that healthcare spending on security would
