Interoperability in healthcare
Interoperability in healthcare refers to how information systems, devices, and applications access, exchange and cooperatively use data. Learn how seamless information flow among various healthcare organizations improves the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery.
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13 Nov 2026
ONC invites orgs to test electronic prior authorization
The ONC and CMS will provide a virtual testing space for payers and providers to trial electronic prior authorization workflows before a wider rollout. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2026
Athenahealth, Claude team up to let patients query their EHR data
The new athenaPatient MCP connects EHR data to Claude, letting users get personalized answers to health questions using their lab results, medications and medical history. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2023
HIE Consortium Releases Health Data Utility Maturity Model
The model aims to help state leaders advance the health data utility concept to address public health challenges through HIE. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2023
Large Health IT Networks Unveil Plans to Become QHIN Under TEFCA
Joining as a QHIN under TEFCA intends to provide greater interoperability offerings and allow organizations to participate in a network that works together to share clinical data. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2023
Microsoft, Epic Expand Partnership with OpenAI EHR Integration
According to Microsoft and Epic officials, the OpenAI Epic EHR integration will help increase productivity and improve health system financial integrity. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2023
CHIME Renames AEHIA to Reflect Expanded Focus on Health Data Analytics
The CHIME organization seeks to provide a comprehensive digital health perspective by bringing application and health data analytics leaders under one organization. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2023
KLAS Highlights Innovative Partnerships for Health IT Interoperability
In its 2023 Points of Light report, KLAS showcases 25 successful collaborations centered on health IT interoperability and value-based care. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2023
Alaska DOH Awards State HIE New Contract to Further Interoperability
The contract aims to help the HIE expand services in underserved rural and urban communities across the state. Continue Reading
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11 Apr 2023
ONC: 42% of Hospitals Reported Perceived Information Blocking in 2021
The ONC survey found that hospitals were more likely to report information blocking from healthcare providers than health IT developers. Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2023
Civitas Releases Framework for Health Data Utility (HDU) Adoption
The HDU Framework is intended to guide stakeholders in designing and implementing HDUs that integrate data for public health and care delivery. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2023
ADA to Conduct National Survey on EDR, EHR Interoperability
The survey will gather dental providers’ perspectives on EDR and EHR interoperability to inform advocacy efforts. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2023
Measuring User Adoption, KPIs Key for EHR Integration Across M&As
A New Orleans-based health system embarked on an EHR integration project to drive clinical and operational efficiencies after a series of M&As. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2023
Contexture HIE Upgrades to Unified Platform for Improved EHR Interoperability
The unified Contexture HIE platform will provide participants greater EHR interoperability and faster, more reliable data exchange between healthcare providers. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2023
Nebraska HIE Expands PDMP Use for Public Health Surveillance
Nebraska used its PDMP technology to help address challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding HIE capabilities. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2023
MEDITECH Partnership Focuses on Health Equity Data Collaboration
MEDITECH’s data collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics aims to grow health equity data and provide hospitals nationwide with clinical and SDOH data and grant funding opportunities. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2023
Why a Data Exchange Platform Is Vital to Healthcare Interoperability
Despite high adoption rates of health IT, there is still a clear disconnect in how health data is shared between organizations, making clear the need for a data integration platform. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2023
EHR Vendor NextGen Launches Cloud-Based Healthcare Interoperability Tool
The cloud-based tool from EHR vendor NextGen aims to resolve healthcare interoperability challenges, such as high costs to maintain interfaces. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2023
Oklahoma Moves Forward With Statewide Health Information Exchange Rules
Oklahoma Senate Bill 1369 mandates that all healthcare providers participate in the statewide health information exchange by July 1, 2023. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2023
KLAS Names Epic, NextGen Top EHR Vendors for Interoperability
Epic deep adopters reported the most interoperability with in-home patient monitoring technology compared to other top EHR vendors, KLAS found. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2023
Epic EHR Integration Looks to Streamline Genetic Testing Access
The Epic EHR integration will allow providers to access genetic testing information within their clinical workflows to support precision medicine. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2023
OH HIE Partnership Focuses on Interoperability, Care Coordination
The Health Collaborative (THC) and Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) have joined forces to enhance interoperability and care coordination, reflecting the growing trend of HIE consolidation. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2023
Surescripts Unveils Latest Health Data Exchange, Interoperability Gains
Surescripts facilitated 21 billion secure health data exchange transactions in 2022, marking a significant milestone toward interoperability Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2023
CodeX Grows Steering Committee To Advance HL7 FHIR Interoperability
The five new CodeX Steering Committee members will help guide standards development for HL7 FHIR use cases, like genomic data interoperability. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2023
CommonWell Health Alliance Adds EHR Vendor to Health Data Exchange
Customers of EHR vendor MEDHOST can now access and share records through the CommonWell health data exchange network of 34,000 clinical sites. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2023
DirectTrust to Enhance Data Exchange Directory Through AWS Initiative
AWS support will advance DirectTrust’s Directory Improvement Initiative, which aims to deliver a more accurate directory for health data exchange. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2023
Regenstrief Releases LOINC Updates to Support Health Data Exchange
Regenstrief added concepts to facilitate health data exchange for the monkeypox virus and COVID-19 evaluation methods in LOINC version 2.74. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2023
Maryland HIE Expands Medicaid Redetermination Notification Project
The HIE notification project provides healthcare organizations with a secure report of patients facing Medicaid redetermination within the next 90 days. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2023
ONC Outlines Health IT Interoperability Progress in Report to Congress
Health IT interoperability has grown significantly in the past decade, with 96 percent of hospitals using ONC-certified EHRs in 2021 compared to 28 percent in 2011. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2023
Key Piece to Today’s Interoperability Puzzle: Cloud Fax
Digital cloud fax technology can fill an important interoperability need in the here and now. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2023
3 Key Pieces to the Interoperability Puzzle: #3 Query-Based Exchange + Directed Exchange
Combining query-based and directed exchange gives clinical users a powerful tool to advance information sharing and improve patient care. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2023
3 Key Pieces to the Interoperability Puzzle: #2 Directed Exchange
The ability to send important health information to other providers is essential to effective care coordination. Directed exchange provides the means to do so securely and efficiently. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2023
Puerto Rico HIE Announces Plans to Participate in Prospective TEFCA QHIN
The Puerto Rico HIE (PRHIE) will participate in TEFCA if ONC officially designates data sharing platform Health Gorilla as a QHIN. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2023
3 Key Pieces to the Interoperability Puzzle: #1 Query Based Exchange
Query-based exchange plays a key role in the sharing of patient information between healthcare organizations. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2023
ONC, CMS Partner on Proposed Rules for HIE Interoperability
In December 2022, CMS proposed two rules that aim to align data standards across payers and healthcare providers to streamline HIE interoperability. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2023
Memorial Healthcare System Taps Virtual Care Epic EHR Integration
The KeyCare Epic EHR integration expands patient access to virtual care providers, allowing Memorial Healthcare to widen its digital front doors. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2023
The Sequoia Project Adds DoD, EHR Vendor Officials to Board
Representatives from Stanford Medicine Health Care, AHIMA, DoD, and EHR vendor OneRecord will bring fresh perspectives to The Sequoia Project board of directors. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2023
ONC Toolkit Outlines Foundational Elements of SDOH Information Exchange
SDOH information exchange requires the alignment of hardware, software, data, processes, and standards, ONC officials emphasized. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2023
DirectTrust Reports Over 72M Monthly Direct Secure Messages in 2022
The increasing number of direct secure messages sent and received via DirectTrust suggests a growing preference for direct secure messaging over faxing in the healthcare industry. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2023
UCSF Looks to EHR Integration of Dental Records for Patient-Centered Care
An EHR integration at UCSF that merges medical and dental records is set to enhance patient-centered care delivery and foster innovation. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2023
Veradigm, HealthVerity Uses Registry Data for Chronic Disease Research
This collaboration between Veradigm and HealthVerity will provide clinical researchers access to registry data, a collection of health information, representing millions of patients for chronic disease research. Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2023
95% of Certified Health IT Developers Met ONC Cures Act Deadline
The ONC Cures Act Final Rule mandated certified health IT developers to provide FHIR-based APIs for providers and patients by December 31, 2022. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2023
How An HIE Approaches Continuous Patient Data Quality Improvement
An HIE in Tennessee has tapped an AI-based platform to reduce duplicate patient EHRs as part of its patient data quality improvement efforts. Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2023
1,400 Healthcare Orgs Join CalHHS Data Exchange Framework
Healthcare organizations that have signed onto the CalHHS data exchange framework include 114 hospitals, 519 medical groups, and 72 community-based organizations. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2023
HealtheLINK HIE Reports Uptick in Health Data Exchange in 2022
In 2022, the HealtheLINK HIE delivered more than 1.1 million clinical results monthly, a 16 percent increase in health data exchange over 2021. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2023
PCP Use of Community HIE Cuts Likelihood of Hospital Reutilization
While PCP use of community HIE lowered the chances of hospital reutilization, clinicians only looked up three percent of patients recently released from the hospital. Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2023
HIA Calls on Congress for Healthcare Interoperability, ePA Legislation
HIA called for policy to support healthcare interoperability through a standards-based, real-time approach to electronic prior authorization (ePA). Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2023
88% of Hospitals Use Health Data Exchange, ONC Interoperability Report Finds
HIEs and interface connections with EHRs were the most used interoperability methods for health data exchange in 2021. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2023
NCPDP Awards $100K in Grant Funding for EHR Data Quality Research
The research grant will be used to provide insights into EHR data quality, focusing on EHRs using the NCPDP/ HL7 Specialty Medication Enrollment Standard. Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2023
Regenstrief Institute Framework Addresses Patient Matching Accuracy
The eight-pronged framework will work as a ‘measuring stick,’ providing consistent guidelines to assess the accuracy of patient matching algorithms. Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2023
How EHR Integrations Can Tailor Patient Outreach for Value-Based Care
EHR integrations can help healthcare organizations conduct patient outreach to support value-based care delivery and improve population health. Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2023
Lack of Interoperability Exacerbates Staffing Shortages, Clinician Burnout
Provider organizations noted poor interoperability as the most common problem they need help addressing, as it worsens clinician burnout and staffing shortages. Continue Reading
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20 Jan 2023
MO Set to Launch Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
The enactment of this program will make Missouri the 50th to integrate prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into the EHR. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2023
Interoperability, Data Quality Leads the Way as Top Exec Priorities
Healthcare systems and hospital executives are focusing on interoperability initiatives as they seek to improve data quality and information sharing challenges in 2023. Continue Reading
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18 Jan 2023
DirectTrust Releases TNAP Version 2.0 Criteria for TEFCA Participants
The DirectTrust TNAP-Participant accreditation program demonstrates stakeholder compliance with TEFCA Participant requirements. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2023
COVID-19 Sparks Health IT Market Growth in Telehealth EHR Integrations
Telehealth EHR integrations were twice as likely to contain specialized capabilities for COVID-19 response compared to all apps listed in EHR app galleries. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2023
ONC Releases Draft US Core Data for Interoperability Version 4
ONC encourages the public to submit comments on the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) v4 until April 17. Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2023
Physicians in ACOs More Likely to Use HIE to Share Patient Data
While ACO participation is associated with higher HIE use, some physicians in emerging care models face barriers to data exchange, including a lack of connectivity. Continue Reading
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11 Jan 2023
ONC Releases 2023 Interoperability Standards Advisory Reference Edition
The 2023 ONC Interoperability Standards Advisory Reference Edition includes a new Human and Social Services subsection. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2023
Health IT Vendor Veradigm Invests in Behavioral Health Data Analytics Company
Health IT vendor Veradigm plans to enter a partnership with the behavioral health data analytics company to enhance real-world clinical data. Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2023
DirectTrust and Health Data Standards Org EHNAC Announce Completion of Merger
The EHNAC Commission will oversee health data standard accreditation-specific matters, and The DirectTrust Board of Directors will continue as is. Continue Reading
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04 Jan 2023
California HIE Earns NCQA Validated Data Stream Designation for Third Year
As an NCQA Validated Data Stream, California’s statewide health information exchange (HIE) helps reduce the burden of HEDIS reporting for payers. Continue Reading
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27 Dec 2022
What Are HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR) Accelerators?
HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR) accelerators aim to advance health data exchange for various use cases, like genomic data sharing. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2022
The Sequoia Project Publishes Health Data Usability Implementation Guide
The data usability resource from The Sequoia Project covers topics like health data integrity, the effective use of codes, and data searchability. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2022
FAST Releases Implementation Guides for HL7 FHIR Health Data Exchange
The FAST implementation guides cover data security and intermediary health data exchange topics within the HL7 FHIR environment. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2022
Medical-Dental Partnership Uses Epic Systems EHR for Integrated Care
The partnership between Pacific Dental Services and MemorialCare will leverage its access to Epic Systems EHR to enable integrated care across 25 primary health/dental locations. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2022
Value of Choosing a Proven Healthcare Interoperability Provider
Providers need an interoperability solution partner to improve data exchange operations, reduce costs, and open the door to more efficient information sharing. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2022
eHealth Exchange HIE Reaches 1.35 Billion Health Data Requests Per Month
eHealth Exchange officials originally intended the health data exchange hub to support a million transactions per day, but now the HIE processes 33 million requests daily. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2022
Epic Launches Website for Health IT Vendors to Report Interoperability
The site will be open to all health IT vendors, not just Epic App Market participants, to expedite vendors’ ability to demonstrate interoperability. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2022
HL7 Calls on NCVHS to Designate FHIR as Clinical Attachments Data Standard
HL7 officials outlined how the FHIR data standard can support HIPAA-mandated prior authorization and clinical attachments workflows. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2022
Bulk FHIR Could Boost Access to Immunization Data for Population Health
An open-source population health database tool that uses the Bulk FHIR protocol could synchronize the data in its system with the state immunization system for community-based efforts. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2022
AHA Asks CMS to Halt National Healthcare Provider Directory Operation
The hospital group listed several concerns with the CMS proposed national healthcare provider directory, ranging from provider burden concerns to lack of technical readiness. Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2022
$1.4M Grant Supports PDMP EHR Integration to Combat Opioid Crisis
The million dollars in federal funding aims to improve EHR integrations for the state’s prescription drug monitoring programs as a way to tackle the nationwide opioid crisis. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2022
NextGen Healthcare Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire TSI Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare will work to expand specialty care services as a result of acquiring health IT vendor TSI Healthcare. Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2022
CMS Publishes RFI for National Healthcare Provider Directory Data Hub
According to a CAQH estimate, transitioning healthcare provider directory data to a single platform could save the healthcare system $1.1 billion annually. Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2022
SNOMED Issues Open IPS Terminology to Improve Clinical Data Interoperability
The International Patient Summary (IPS) Terminology adds hierarchy, defining relationships, and extra synonyms from SNOMED CT to enhance clinical data interoperability. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2022
CalHHS Launches Portal for State’s First Health Data Sharing Agreement
The data sharing agreement is the first step in the CalHHS Data Exchange Framework, which seeks to promote health equity through enhanced interoperability. Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2022
HI-BRIDGE HIE Adds ADT Alerts to Platform for Care Coordination
Providers connected to the HI-BRIDGE HIE can receive ADT alerts for care coordination through various delivery mechanisms, including direct messages. Continue Reading
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23 Nov 2022
Pew Focuses Health IT Efforts on Public Health Data Sharing
After working to support policies for enhanced health IT use, Pew is looking to improve data sharing between providers and state public health agencies. Continue Reading
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22 Nov 2022
100+ Healthcare Organizations Join Texas HIE Network for Care Coordination
An HIE partnership has brought together healthcare organizations across Texas to share patient health data through a single platform for care coordination. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2022
DirectTrust, EHNAC Merge to Advance Health Data Exchange Accreditation
The merger will help healthcare organizations better navigate the privacy and security hurdles that afflict health data exchange, an EHNAC official said. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2022
MI HIE Hosts Community of Practice to Advance Social Care Data Interoperability
The Michigan HIE has convened eight social care platform vendors, including WellSky and Findhelp, to collaborate on social care data interoperability efforts. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2022
Post-Roe Patient Privacy Requires Focus on Health Data Sharing
Organizations could offer ‘in house’ services and revise health data sharing approaches to protect patient privacy in a post-Roe world. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2022
WEDI Calls on HHS to Delay No Surprises Act Data Exchange Requirements
WEDI said that HHS should employ a glidepath approach to the No Surprises Act data exchange requirements until the industry has adopted data standards to support GFEs. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2022
DirectTrust Announces Q3 Dip in Care Orgs Exchanging Direct Secure Messages
While DirectTrust facilitated more direct secure messages in Q3 2022 compared to Q3 2021, the number of consumers sending direct secure messages dipped by 4 percent. Continue Reading
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04 Nov 2022
OSTP, ONC Seek Input on Optimizing Clinical Trial Electronic Data Capture
To work towards a national clinical trials enterprise, OSTP and ONC seek input on using HL7 FHIR-based application programming interfaces (APIs) for clinical trial data capture. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2022
How Adding Biometric Data to the EHR Can Drive Patient Matching
Including biometric data like facial imaging in the EHR could help improve patient matching and cut costs, but patient data security remains a concern. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2022
ONC Pilots Guide to Further SDOH Interoperability, Standards
The affinity group will define the exchange of SDOH data using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to support SDOH interoperability supported by ONC USCDI version 2. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2022
How Sex/Gender EHR Interoperability Can Drive Population Health
Greater interoperability of sex/gender EHR data could help population health researchers support health equity for gender-marginalized patients. Continue Reading
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27 Oct 2022
CMS IPPS Policies Set to Advance Public Health Data Exchange
The CMS 2023 IPPS final rule requires antimicrobial use and resistance (AUR) data exchange to help advance public health reporting. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2022
How AZ Drives Health Equity for American Indian Populations Through HIE
The initiative aims to drive health equity by incentivizing IHS facilities to participate in the HIE with a 2.5 percent increase over the standard Medicaid reimbursement rate. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2022
Training, Interoperability Key for Electronic Health Information Sharing
Many organizations reported that training across and within departments, as well as with patients, was a priority for electronic health information sharing. Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2022
The Sequoia Project Seeks Feedback on Draft TEFCA FHIR Implementation Guide
The Sequoia Project has published a draft facilitated FHIR implementation guide, which includes proposed technical and process requirements for TEFCA data exchange. Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2022
MEDITECH Expands Collaborative Environments for Health IT Development
Health IT developers will have access to a collaborative environment that supports SMART on FHIR apps as part of the MEDITECH Greenfield Workspace. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2022
Maryland Designates CRISP HIE as State Health Data Utility
The operation of the CRISP HIE as a health data utility is set to improve some of the state’s leading public health priorities, such as prescription drug monitoring. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2022
CHIME Leads Request for HHS to Delay Information Blocking Deadline
Stakeholder organizations want HHS to push back the information blocking deadline by a year, citing knowledge gaps, confusion, and scarce resources as barriers. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2022
The Sequoia Project Issues Final Set of Information Blocking Resources
The Sequoia Project has put together five resources to support stakeholders as they navigate the information blocking rules issued by ONC. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2022
Collaboration Needed for Race, Ethnicity Data Collection, Exchange
Stakeholders should agree on race, ethnicity, and language data collection and validation approaches to advance data-driven health equity efforts. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2022
Advancing Interoperability to Support Informed Healthcare
Achieving seamless interoperability depends on the healthcare industry’s ability to overcome obstacles such as lack of data standardization and integrity. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2022
Using FHIR Hubs to Drive Social Service, Health Data Interoperability
The St. Louis Regional Data Alliance created a FHIR-based interoperability hub for aging services data to anchor its efforts to bridge social service and health information. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2022
CalHHS Data Exchange Framework Set to Boost Interoperability
By January 31, 2023, hospitals, physician practices, and certain other entities are required to sign an agreement governing participation in the CalHHS Data Exchange Framework. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2022
Regenstrief Secures CDC Grant for Long COVID-19 Research Using HIE Data
Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University will leverage data from the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) HIE to develop a comprehensive, population-based surveillance system for long COVID-19. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2022
HIE Participation Supports Data Exchange for 64% of Shared Patients
Researchers noted that national HIE initiatives, such as TEFCA, could help close data exchange gaps. Continue Reading