Category: HIE

Remember the adage, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it?” Well, that appears to be the case again, this time with health information exchanges (HIEs), which are running into some of the same rough waters as the electronic health records before them. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/hies-are-following-ehrs-unsteady-footsteps/2015-01-28?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was recently recognized for outperforming its anticipated one-year survival rate for allogeneic transplant patients. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150128/SCCAs-Fred-Hutch-Bone-Marrow-Transplant-Program-achieves-higher-survival-rates.aspx       

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are doing a better job supporting meaningful use Stage 2 than they were a year ago, according to an updated Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) HIE survey. Health information exchanges (HIEs) are doing a better job supporting meaningful use Stage 2 than they were a year ago, according to…

The answer is a qualified ‘yes,’ statewide HIEs can achieve sustainability–but, say those in the know, it will take business realism and a strong dose of ingenuity Can health information exchanges (HIEs) survive the present moment? The question might seem overly simplistic, but the reality, as knowledgeable observers note, is that broad-based, and particularly statewide,…

Kaiser Permanente and the National Basketball Association announced today a new multiyear strategic partnership that will focus on building healthier communities. The agreement also makes Kaiser Permanente the Official Health Care Partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA Development League, and USA Basketball. …read more      

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has hired Michael James McCoy, M.D. as its first ever chief health information officer (CHIO). The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has hired Michael James McCoy, M.D. as its first ever chief health information officer (CHIO). Dr. McCoy will start next…

Moving towards the new person-centered healthcare is going to require a dual revolution in thinking, says Paul Tang, M.D. Renowned industry leader Paul Tang, M.D., vice president and chief innovation and technology officer at the Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation and consulting associate and professor of medicine at Stanford University, and director of the David…

We offer you, our readers, our Top Tech Trends for 2015. Each of the ten trends has its own significance—and urgency; together, they help paint a portrait of the landscape in U.S. healthcare at a time of fundamental change and intensifying activity. Will health information exchanges, as a class, survive the present moment of instability?…

Switching electronic health record systems may improve functionality and increase the chances of achieving Meaningful Use, but it may not make physicians any happier about the systems, according to a new survey in Family Practice Management, a journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians. read more …read more      

Shield HealthCare, a leading provider of medical supplies for care at home, is pleased to announce the Colorado winners of its 14th annual “What Makes Caregiving Rewarding” story contest, recognizing the dedicated role of professional and family caregivers. Through this contest, Shield HealthCare provides its caregiving audience a forum to share their stories, inspiring and…