Category: HIE

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced that the recipient of the 2013 AMGA Acclaim Award is The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) for “Transforming Health Care through Leadership and Technology,” an innovative initiative that achieves superior performance through physician leadership, advanced information technology, and a mission-driven culture of collaboration. Source: TPMG receives AMGA Acclaim…

The former president — dubbed the “explainer in chief” — spoke from his presidential library in Arkansas to drum up support for the overhaul and scold Republicans for their efforts to repeal it. Source: Bill Clinton delivers speech to dispel health law confusion, urge enrollment

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the nonprofit Rhode Island Quality Institute have announced the launch of an incentive program for Rhode Island primary care physicians to adopt and use CurrentCare, Rhode Island’s health information exchange. The program is designed to reward primary care physicians who are advancing health information technology and…

Today’s headlines include reports about former President Bill Clinton — dubbed the “explainer in chief” — drumming up support for the health law and scolding Republicans for their efforts to repeal it. Source: First Edition: September 5, 2013

Hawaii hospitals have agreed to share patient data in the online Health eNet system. read more Source: Hawaii hospitals agree on one HIE

William E. Shiels II, DO, chief of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Radiology and president of Children’s Radiological Institute, Inc., is leading a team of radiologists for the training of military physicians to remove shrapnel foreign bodies from warfighters with ultrasound-guided techniques that he originally developed, with subsequent improvements made by the full team…

In the current economic climate, IT departments are under more pressure than ever to reduce costs. With 70 percent of their IT budgets spent on supporting existing systems, organizations should focus on one area to achieve maximum savings—reducing the support costs for legacy applications Source: Cut The Cost Of Maintaining Legacy Applications While Ensuring Compliance

As health information exchange evolves forward, industry leaders and experts debate what to do about some of the continuing obstacles to granular-level data exchange. Should federal officials intervene? read more Source: Health Information Exchange: Are We At an Inflection Point?

Loyola University Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award, which recognizes Loyola’s commitment and success in implementing an exceptional standard of care for heart attack patients. Source: Loyola’s success in implementing standard of care for heart attack patients recognized by AHA

Since Sherborn’s founding in 1652, the land of Unity Farm has been adjacent to the town center. In the past, the property has been a dairy, sheep paddocks, and part of a much larger farm. As I’ve cut trails through the property I’ve uncovered old tools, old timbers, and numerous rock walls. Along the Unity…