Category: HIE
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Four Bon Secours Hospitals Achieve Stage 7 Award
HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that four hospitals in the Bon Secours Health System, located throughout Virginia, have received the acute care Stage 7 award. HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that four hospitals…
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LIVE FROM RSNA: Getting the Bigger Picture on Imaging Informatics: UPMC’s Rasu Shrestha, M.D. on the New Healthcare
Rasu Shrestha, M.D. of UPMC sat down on Nov. 3 with HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland to lay out his vision of the role of imaging informatics in the new healthcare—a healthcare system focused on value and on the optimization of resource use. He shares his perspectives in this exclusive interview. As vice president of medical…
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MCHC and Sandlot Solutions to Create One of the Largest Unified Health Information Exchanges in the U.S.
The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) and Sandlot Solutions today announced their exclusive partnership to provide health information exchange (HIE) technology and interoperability solutions to the MetroChicago HIE and support the Chicago area‘s 89 hospitals and thousands of physicians in providing more coordinated and cost-effective care to their patients. As of today, a launch group…
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For HIEs, shared patients and social networks matter more than location
New research finds that it’s not all about location for health information exchange networks–physicians are influenced by other physicians with whom they interact with and have common patients with more than geographical location in HIEs. read more …read more
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New video series provides tips and information to help seniors lead safer, healthier lives
To kick off the holiday season, Emeritus Senior Living has launched a video series that provides valuable tips and information to help seniors – and those who love and care for them – lead safer and healthier lives. …read more
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HIE roundup: Chicago effort to be one of nation’s largest
The formation of one of the country’s largest health information exchanges lends itself to an influx of HIE news around the U.S. Thirty-four Chicago-area hospitals are set to exchange patient… read more …read more
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Chicago-wide HIE Launches with 34 Hospitals
The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) is launching a health information exchange (HIE), bringing interoperability to Chicago area hospitals and thousands of physicians in the area, the membership service group announced this week. The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) is launching a health information exchange (HIE), bringing interoperability to Chicago area hospitals and thousands of…
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Buffalo HIE Launches Immunization Reporting Service
HEALTHeLINK, the western New York health information exchange (HIE), has launched an automated immunization reporting web service for its participating providers. Buffalo’s Elmwood Health Center became the first practice to submit immunization data to the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) via this automated method. HEALTHeLINK, the western New York health information exchange (HIE),…
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics recognized with 2013 Partnership in Prevention Award
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) today recognized the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) with the 2013 Partnership in Prevention Award for achieving sustainable improvements towards eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). …read…
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ONC’s Joy Pritts on breach prevention: Encryption is key
Encryption is the single most essential technology to use for breach prevention, according to Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. read more …read more