Category: HIE

Within the first month of going live with MEDHOST EDIS, Beaufort Memorial Hospital recognized a $1.3 million increase in gross revenue, and within three months of go-live, achieved a complete return on its MEDHOST EDIS investment. …read more

A corporate blog post by the company’s human resources chief cited the health plans now available on public health exchanges as part of Target’s decision, as well as the fact that only about 10 percent of its estimated 360,000 employees participated in the plan that is being discontinued. Those workers will be given $500 because…

At the Health IT Summit being held in San Diego and sponsored by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation, a significant portion of a panel discussion on health information exchange focused on patient consent issues. A significant portion of a panel discussion on health information exchange focused on patient consent issues, during the Health IT…

Michigan’s two largest health information exchanges (HIEs) are planning to merge, creating one of the largest such exchanges in the country, according to multiple news outlets in Michigan. Michigan’s two largest health information exchanges (HIEs) are planning to merge, creating one of the largest such exchanges in the country, according to multiple news outlets in…

Michigan’s two largest health information exchanges plan to merge, creating one of the largest such organizations in the country, reports Crain’s Detroit Business. In October, the two… read more …read more

Patient centered medical homes (PCMHs) have been found to be an effective way to help care for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes. Dr. Robert Gabbay, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President at Joslin Diabetes Center, and his team conducted a study that shows the strategic placement of care managers…

An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health. …read more

While many Americans make New Year’s resolutions focused on self-improvement, those who are overweight or obese likely prioritize getting down to a healthy weight. …read more

EDs with HIE more likely to avoid repeat imaging One of the first large-scale studies on the links between HIE participation and imaging in hospital emergency departments finds that redundant CT scans, x-rays, and ultrasounds decreased fairly significantly, with savings in the millions of dollars, at hospitals connected to an HIE. How Data Analytics Helped…

Adam Cheriff, MD, is chief medical information officer of Tell me about yourself and the organization. I am the chief medical information officer for Weill Cornell Physicians. I’m a part-time internist, the rest of the time responsible for the clinical health information technology and clinical operations for our physician organization. Weill Cornell Physicians is 950…