Informatics

The goal of health informatics systems is to enable smooth transfer of data and cybersecurity across the healthcare enterprise. This includes patient information, images, subspecialty reporting systems, lab results, scheduling, revenue management, hospital inventory, and many other health IT systems. These systems include the electronic medical record (EMR) admission discharge and transfer (ADT) system, hospital information system (HIS), radiology picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), archive solutions including cloud storage and vendor neutral archives (VNA), and other medical informatics systems.

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ICA to offer HIE services to Kansas City region

eHealthAlign, a nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) organization, has selected Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) as a strategic partner to furnish the technology and infrastructure for a multi-state regional HIE to serve the greater Kansas City area.

HIEs: Specialize, Adapt & Survive

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are coming online at a rapid pace, fueled by federal dollars and the demands of an increasingly mobile population. What information is being exchanged? The answer depends on the HIE and the communities it serves. Answer this question correctly, and your HIEs prospects for survival greatly improve.

Axolotl provides HIE suite for reporting and analytics

Health information exchange (HIE) services company Axolotl has introduced Elysium Discover, a suite of reporting and analytic tools designed specifically for HIEs.

Mapping the changing state of health information exchange

As CMIO got ready to post this portal content, Indiana announced it has shared de-identified information on cases of influenza, pneumonia, and influenza-like illness, gathered from 76 EDs across the state, with the Centers for Disease Control. The information was transmitted using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) framework. In this months HIE Q&A feature, a physician in rural Washington describes a community HIEs efforts to share its immunization data with the state. Although bidirectional exchange isnt yet occurring, he says, the potential is there.

Indiana taps NHIN to share public health data with CDC

Indiana has become the first state to use the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to convey public health information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Penn health system partners with MobileMD for HIE

Health information exchange (HIE) service provider MobileMD and Holy Redeemer Health System, based in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., have partnered to provide HIE services to Holy Redeemer and its healthcare provider community.

WHIE, My Health Direct aim to reduce ED visits

Wisconsin Health Information Exchange has signed an agreement with My Health Direct to allow Milwaukee-area individuals who have used hospital emergency departments to access primary care follow-up appointments in the community.

VA launches health information portability pilot

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new pilot in the Spokane, Wash., expanding its efforts to improve portability of health information to veterans and active-duty service members.

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