Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 17:48
Here's a news article, written by Gijs van Oort, Ph.D., the executive director for Healthcare Access San Antonio, the local Health Information Exchange about progress in the San Antonio Health Information Exchange.
Driven by looming penalties and current federal incentives, providers are looking towards greater efficiencies and transparency in the way they provide services. A major ...
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 11:49
The Health Information Network of South Texas (HINSTX) is a community partnership of public, private and non-profit organizations in South Texas.
The HINSTX is committed to developing and applying health information exchange technologies that aid in expanding access to quality health care and improving health outcomes for all people through the timely exchange of medical information.
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Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 11:29
Redwood MedNet provides health information exchange services in rural Northern California. The Redwood MedNet pilot has one goal: to deploy directed secure messaging for production data delivery in support of meaningful use measures. Three meaningful use messaging patterns are in development.
Receipt of Structured Lab Results
Immunization Reporting
Sharing Patient Care Summaries Across Unaffiliated Organizations (including both ...
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Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 10:52
In this direct project, CareSpark, a non-profit regional health information exchange supported by the Tennessee State HIE, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seek to demonstrate Direct Project-based health information exchange between a federal agency and providers in a private-sector HIE. The main focus will be on facilitating an improved process for exchanging referrals and consultation reports between VA providers and private-sector providers in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at 10:43
The RI Regional Extension Center (RI REC) is a service of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and value of healthcare in Rhode Island.
RI REC will assist you in rolling out technology in your offices, and providing you with training, education and support along the way. The United States Office of the National Coordinator dispersed these funds through the creation of 62 RECs to help healthcare providers in their geographic areas adopt electronic health records (EHRs) and qualify for the financial incentives that come with achieving meaningful use.
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at 10:25
The Gulf Coast Health Information Exchange is the local Manatee/Sarasota HIE managed by local healthcare providers. It has a not-for-profit charter and is a partner of the Manatee & Charlotte County Medical Societies with the objective of connecting the local healthcare community and helping the community maintain control of its information.
The goal of the Gulf ...
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Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 10:29
The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) led a Rhode Island's efforts to win designation as one of 17 Beacon Communities by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
The Rhode Island Beacon Community Program pursues these aims through support of RI’s transition to the Patient-Centered Medical ...
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Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 10:09
MedAllies, a Health Information Service Provider or HISP, will launch a Direct pilot project to demonstrate the delivery of critical clinical information across transition of care settings in a "push" fashion that supports existing clinical workflows in the Hudson Valley of New York. MedAllies will implement the full Direct Project infrastructure, including both the required ...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 09:55
DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) announced today that it has started implementation of BeaconLink2Health, an all-new Health Information Exchange (HIE). BeaconLink2Health will deliver exchange capabilities previously unavailable in Southeast Michigan for health care providers to trusted, secure access to comprehensive patient electronic Protected Health Information (PHI) for improved patient care. This will be achieved through a community-level patient record of care.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 09:38
The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) is comprised of the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
The goal of the SEMBC is to use HIT and Exchange along with other clinical interventions to enable patient-centered care and test clinical and operational interventions that are specifically designed to deliver significant, measured results – better quality of care, lower healthcare costs, and ultimately, improved overall health of the Southeast Michigan population.
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