Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN)
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A Layer Above It All: Healtheway’s Value Prop
Now that NwHIN has been spun-out into the public-private entity Healtheway one has to wonder exactly what value they can deliver to market that will sustain them as they attempt to ween themselves from the federal spigot. Healtheway has no lack of challenges ahead but they intend to target one area that presents an interesting opportunity. Question is: Are they too early to market? Read More »
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Butler Selected to lead DOD-VA iEHR Efforts
Barclay Butler, a senior health IT manager in private and military sectors, has been named to lead the interagency office that will coordinate the deployment of the VA-DOD integrated electronic health record (iEHR). Butler became director of the Interagency Program Office effective Feb. 27, according to a Defense Department memo and confirmed by the Veterans Affairs Department. Read More »
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CCHIT To Test EHR, HIE Interoperability
To follow up yesterday’s news that Healtheway’s public-private partnership with eHealth Exchange (formerly NwHIN) was official, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced plans to work on a health information exchange (HIE) testing program. Read More »
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CHIME, HL7 Applaud ONC Road Map, JASON Task Force Recommendations
Health industry groups expressed optimism following the Oct. 15 meeting of the federal government's Health IT Policy and Standards committees to discuss a draft interoperability road map unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In particular, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and Health Level Seven International (HL7) viewed the road map as a step in the right direction...
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CMS to Require Dialysis Centers to Submit Clinical Data Online
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this month will start requiring all 5,500 federally certified dialysis centers in the U.S. Read More »
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DirectTrust Reports Strong Growth in Direct Transactions, Number of Direct Exchange Addresses and Users
DirectTrust today announced continued record growth in the number of health care organizations using Direct exchange services during 2015, as well as an upsurge in the number of Direct addresses and transactions nationwide. DirectTrust is a non-profit health care industry alliance created by and for participants in the Direct exchange network used for secure, interoperable exchange of personal health information (PHI) between provider organizations, and between provider and patients, for the purpose of improved coordination of care...
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Establishing Trust And Interoperability In The Post-NwHIN Governance Era
At the September meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari announced that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT was dropping its plans to issue regulations setting voluntary "rules of the road" for participation in the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN). Read More »
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Experts: National HIE Strategy Evolving
There's consensus that the architecture of a nationwide health information network (NwHIN) is shifting. Read More »
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Feds Postpone Bid To Govern Health IT Network
Bowing to widespread industry objections to its proposals for governing the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) has tabled the project, at least for now. Read More »
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Fridsma: Healthcare Communication Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Doug Fridsma, Director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Office of Standards & Interoperability, says he doesn't believe one-size-fits-all when it comes to healthcare communications efforts. Instead, just like in daily life, comfort is what's most important to each user... Read More »
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Governor, Hawai'i HIE Update Memorandum of Agreement, Announce Implementation of the State's Health Information Exchange Network
Governor Neil Abercrombie and the Hawai'i Health Information Exchange (Hawai'i HIE) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement outlining how Hawai'i HIE and the state will collaborate to develop and implement a statewide health information network that enables Hawai'i health providers to share electronic patient health information. A signing ceremony was held in the Governor's office to formally confirm the agreement.
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Health IT Taking Flight – What Is in Store for the Year Ahead
Earlier this month, I wrote about some of the most important and notable highlights in the world of health IT and ONC over the past year. The achievements of 2011 built on hard work and progress, which has been underway for many years.The HITECH Act is helping to accelerate this momentum—like a turbocharger in a racecar. Read More »
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HHS Steps Back On NwHIN Governance
HHS, through its Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has decided to punt on its previous drive to regulate the proposed nationwide health information network. Read More »
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HIE 'Rules Of Road': What's Next?
Supporters of a recent decision by federal regulators to back away from issuing voluntary "rules of the road" for secure health information exchange say the move makes sense [...]. But some others argue that establishing HIE benchmarks, especially for privacy and security, is advisable now to help build public trust. Read More »
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HIMSS12: HIE and Enabling Interoperability
The big news out of HIMSS12 in Las Vegas last week was the release of Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulations. It will take some time for stakeholders to carefully examine what they need to do going forward, including being able to do greater and more complex transactions for securely sharing patient information. Read More »
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