Category: HIE

As the practice of medicine continues to evolve into a more collaborative effort, physicians should stop working in silos and consider using information technology to propel population health, according to Robert Fortini, chief clinical officer at Richmond, Va.-based Bon Secours Medical Group. read more …read more    

Failure to use clinical data available in the health information exchange HEALTHeLINK in Western New York led to 2,763 potentially duplicate CT scans at a cost of approximately $1.3 million, according to the HIE’s new study. read more …read more    

0 Interoperability is undoubtedly a healthcare “buzz” word, and I was able to gain a new perspective on what it might take to achieve true interoperability after sitting in on a keynote last week from Malcolm Gladwell. Interoperability is one of those “buzz” words that gets people in the healthcare industry “oohing” and “ahing;” a…

Utilizing a health information exchange (HIE) before ordering a CT scan could result in millions of dollars of savings, according to officials from HEALTHeLINK, the Western New York clinical information exchange. Utilizing a health information exchange (HIE) before ordering a CT scan could result in millions of dollars of savings, according to officials from HEALTHeLINK,…

Not all HIE products are created equal; some are more equal than others. At least that’s according to the findings of a new Black Book Rankings report that names the top performing HIE vendors across five different categories. read more …read more    

The former chief financial officer of a Texas hospital was recently indicted for wrongly claiming nearly $1 million in federal electronic health record incentives. read more …read more    

AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong on Thursday offered a number of unusual explanations for why his company pulled back its 401(k) benefits for employees this year. The first reason: Obamacare. The second: two women at the company who had “distressed babies” in 2012. … “As a CEO and as a management team, we have to…

AT&T has tapped reigning mHealth ambassador Eric Topol, M.D. to be its new Chief Medical Advisor. According to the company’s announcement, Topol “will impact the design, development and… read more …read more    

Deerwalk, Inc., a healthcare analytics and custom software development company, announced today that it has achieved full certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2014 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). …read more    

In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama referred to an August 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that showed a decline in the obesity rate among low-income pre-school children, saying, “Michelle’s Let’s Move! partnership with schools, businesses and local leaders has helped bring down childhood obesity rates for the…