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Nationwide Health Information Network


ONC hires Lockheed Martin to assist with NHIN

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 25 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has employed Lockheed Martin for two contracts to advance EHRs and secure health information exchanges to support the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), for a total of $9 million over two years.
 

Indianapolis VA to partner with IHIE for pilot program

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, August 25 2010
The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will partner with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) to exchange EHR information using the Nationwide Health Information Network.
 

Stanley awarded $15M to support NHIN

Contracts & Installations | Monday, August 16 2010
Stanley was awarded two time-and-materials contracts, valued at $15 million, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to provide operational and infrastructure support for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
 

HIT Standards Committee: Interoperability standards become clearer

Top Stories | Thursday, July 29 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
Certification standards have been clarified in the meaningful use final rule, and when possible, standards allow “flow-through” from meaningful use requirements, said Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, acting director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), speaking at the July 27 HIT Standards Committee meeting.
 

HIT Standards Committee: NHIN to build on interop initiatives, filling 'gaps’

Conference News | Wednesday, June 30 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
To move the Nationwide Health Information Exchange (NHIN) from a set of broad policies to production systems, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) must translate strategy into operational actions, according to Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, acting director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards at ONC. Fridsma made his comments during a presentation with Arien Malec, coordinator for the NHIN Direct, ONC.
 

Michigan orgs launch statewide HIE

Industry News | Sunday, June 20 2010
Five Michigan hospital systems—Lakeland Health System, Metro Health, Northern Michigan Regional Health System, Spectrum Health and Trinity Health—have established Michigan Health Connect, a statewide health information exchange (HIE).
 

Vangent, Orion enter HIE partnership

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, June 02 2010
Vangent has entered a strategic partnership with Orion Health that will leverage Vangent’s information management and strategic business process services and Orion’s experience in designing, implementing and operating a secure health information exchange.
 

Georgia Tech team takes top honors in NHIN Coding Challenge

Industry News | Thursday, May 27 2010
A team of Georgia Tech College of Computing graduate students took the top three awards in the recent NHIN CONNECT Code-a-Thon Challenge in Miami.
 

Blumenthal: NHIN 'natural evolution' will support HIE reform

Top Stories | Friday, May 14 2010
A "natural evolution" in National Health Information Network (NHIN) capabilities to support a variety of health information exchange (HIE) needs is being reinforced by trends that are leading toward widespread multi-point interoperability, stated David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health IT, in a statement last week.
 

Harris unveils NHIN CONNECT installation wizard

New Products | Tuesday, May 04 2010
Harris has released an open-source CONNECT installation wizard to reduce the time required to link healthcare organizations to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
 

Axolotl gets nod for Maryland statewide HIE

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, April 29 2010
Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, the state-designated entity for Maryland’s health information exchange (HIE), has selected Axolotl's technology as the infrastructure for the state's HIE.
 

CONNECT event draws a range of coders

Web Exclusives | Thursday, April 29 2010
The third CONNECT Code-A-Thon convened recently at Florida International University in Miami. The Federal Health Architecture's open source development event drew a range of participants, demonstrating the growing interest in CONNECT.
 

Sankaran to exit Federal Health Architecture

Industry News | Wednesday, April 28 2010
Vish Sankaran, program director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Federal Health Architecture,  is leaving the program within the next several weeks “to seek other opportunities.”
 

Harris delivers updated NHIN software

New Products | Thursday, April 08 2010
Harris Healthcare Solutions has released Connect 2.4, the latest version of its Connect software, to enable healthcare organizations to exchange patient information on the Nationwide Health Information Network.
 

HIMSS10 says goodbye, with higher attendee stats

Conference News | Sunday, March 14 2010
The annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2010 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta March 1-4 attracted more health IT professionals, more vendors and more Interoperability Showcase activities than last year, according to HIMSS' preliminary figures.
 

HIMSS: InterSystems provides platform for NHIN standards-based HIE demo

Conference News | Friday, March 05 2010
ATLANTA—InterSystems participated in a demonstration that simulated state-to-state health information exchange (HIE) for the duration of the HIMSS10 conference this week.
 

HIMSS: McKesson hones EHR products for meaningful use

Conference News | Thursday, March 04 2010
ATLANTA–At the HIMSS10 conference this week, McKesson displayed a variety of EHR software ranging from systems for large hospitals and networks to products for small physician practices.
 

Blumenthal: U.S. providers need to take advantage of HITECH

Top Stories | Friday, February 05 2010
It is impossible to imagine a high-performing U.S. health system that does not take full advantage of the computing technology that has transformed virtually every other aspect of human endeavor, wrote National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, in a commentary published Feb. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
 

DOD, VA request $2.8 billion for health IT projects

Industry News | Friday, February 05 2010
The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have requested a combined $2.8 billion for health IT projects in the 2011 federal budget. The Department of Defense (DoD) is asking for $1.5 billion while the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is asking for $1.3 billion.
 

IHE: Misys trials open-source HIE platform

New Products | Monday, January 18 2010
Misys successfully tested two open-source components needed to run a health information exchange (HIE) at the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North America Connectathon in Chicago.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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