Category: HIE

Linoma Software, a leader in secure enterprise file storage and transfer software, is pleased to announce a new case study featuring one of its customers has been published on http://www.GoAnywhere.com/casestudies. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150213/GoAnywhere-file-transfer-solution-helps-AnMed-Health-achieve-considerable-IT-cost-savings.aspx       

Medflow, Inc., Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting Eligible Providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10…

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City have used data from a health information exchange (HIE) to identify homeless patients, which could lead to improved care for Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City have used data from a…

By John Halamka Every time I step outside at Unity Farm, I want to sing “Let It Go, Let It Go…” since the world around is clearly Frozen. The icicles weigh more than 25 pounds. We’ve had over 72 inches of snow in the past 3 weeks. The top of the snow gauge is UNDER…

At a time when the broad survival of statewide HIEs is in real question, Brian Braun and his colleagues at Colorado’s CORHIO have an important story to share At a time when the broad survival of health information exchanges (HIEs) is in question nationwide, and a number of statewide HIEs are shutting down or in…

By John Halamka The February HIT Standards Committee was a joint meeting with the HIT Policy Committee to align the policy and technology work ahead in 2015. Erica Galvez began the discussion by reviewing the recently published Interoperability Roadmap. She first highlighted supportive business, clinical, cultural and regulatory environments: *On January 26, HHS and CMS…

Richard (Dick) Daniels, who has been serving as interim chief information officer of Kaiser Permanente since September 2014, has been named executive vice president and CIO, one of the highest-profile CIO positions in the industry. Richard (Dick) Daniels, who has been serving as interim chief information officer of Kaiser Permanente since September 2014, has been…

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will honor Michelle Troseth, MSN, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, Chief Professional Practice Officer of Elsevier Clinical Solutions, with its Nursing Informatics Leadership Award at its annual conference in April. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150209/HIMSS-to-honor-Elseviers-Michelle-Troseth-with-Nursing-Informatics-Leadership-Award.aspx       

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, and Jeffrey A. Rivest, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer of University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), today announced the official launch of a new “Program in Lung Healing,” that will further the School’s position as a national leader in…

LifePoint Hospitals, a leading company focused on providing quality healthcare services close to home, and the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care have partnered to support LifePoint facilities in attaining Chest Pain Center Accreditation. The effort, which SCPC reports is its first system-wide collaboration of such size, demonstrates LifePoint’s commitment to excellence in quality, patient safety…