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Statewide Health Information Exchange


Kansas creates statewide HIE

Industry News | Friday, July 02 2010
To facilitate a healthcare delivery system in Kansas, Gov. Mark Parkinson has established the nonprofit, public-private Kansas Health Information Exchange (HIE) to uphold federal requirements for a statewide exchange of health information.
 

Images & the Health Information Exchange: A Work in Progress

Features | Monday, June 21 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
Some five dozen health information exchange (HIE) initiatives have cropped up across the nation enabling clinicians to share critical patient information with other caregivers in a timely fashion to allow swift, more-informed care. Currently, the sharing of medical images and radiology reports is very limited through HIEs, but forward-thinking clinicians and IT leaders are working to make seamless image sharing a radiological reality.
 

Colorado RHIO chooses Medicity for statewide HIE

Industry News | Sunday, May 23 2010
The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization will use a technology platform developed by Medicity to build out a statewide health information exchange (HIE).
 

Indiana FSSA names first health IT coordinator

Executive Announcements | Monday, May 17 2010
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has appointed Andrew VanZee to serve as the state’s first health IT coordinator.
 

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.
 

IDC: Enterprise HIEs will grab larger share of info exchange market

Industry News | Wednesday, April 21 2010
The health information exchange (HIE) infrastructure will change dramatically over the next two years with enterprise HIEs potentially reaping the benefits, according to a report from health market researcher IDC Health Insights.
 

Nebraska HIE expands with Axolotl platform

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, February 24 2010
Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, in Hastings, Neb., has joined the Nebraska Health Information Initiative, a nonprofit statewide health information exchange (HIE) designed to share clinical and administrative data among providers using Axolotl’s Elysium Exchange platform.
 

Ohio receives $43.3M from ARRA for health IT initiatives

Industry News | Tuesday, February 16 2010
The nonprofit organization Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) has been awarded $43.3 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to help make EHRs more widely available in Ohio.
 

HHS seeks contractors for HITECH Act implentation

Industry News | Thursday, January 07 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released four notices seeking contractors to assist and evaluate the administration of grant programs from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT that promote state health information exhanges and the creation of health IT training centers.
 

Webinar: No one financial 'silver bullet' for HIE funding

Industry News | Sunday, January 03 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
There is no one financial silver bullet to funding a health information exchange (HIE), according to Keith Hepp, vice president of nonprofit HIE HealthBridge who spoke during a Webinar broadcast Dec. 22, 2009, sponsored by California eHealth Collaborate (CAeHC).
 

Kansas starts planning for statewide HIE

Industry News | Friday, October 23 2009
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has begun planning for the eventual implementation of a statewide health information exchange (HIE).
 

ONC awards AHIMA $1.2M grant for HIE project

Industry News | Tuesday, September 01 2009
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has awarded the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation a one-year, $1.2 million grant to continue the state-level health information exchange (SL-HIE) consensus project to assist states with nationwide HIE adoption, planning and implementation.
 

Maryland funds statewide HIE

Top Stories | Friday, August 07 2009
Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission has approved up to $10 million in startup funding to build a statewide health information exchange (HIE), with the hope more funding will be available later this year through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
 

Health Affairs: Too early to judge healthcare IT patient safety impact

Top Stories | Wednesday, March 11 2009
Although the use of healthcare IT has had little effect on patient safety thus far, current programs in practice, such as those implemented in New York state, are shedding light on the necessity for further examination, according to studies published in the March issue of Health Affairs.
 
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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