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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Q&A: Delaware HIE rolls on with the changes

The healthcare landscape has changed a lot since Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN), the first statewide health information exchange (HIE) in the U.S., went live in the spring of 2007, says Gina Perez, MPA, the DHIN executive director. Perez, who also serves on the Department of Health and Human Services' Health IT Standards Committee, recently spoke with CMIO about these changes and whats next for DHIN.

Mirth powers HIE demo using NHIN Direct standards

Mirth powered the first U.S. publicly staged multiple-organization demonstration of National Health Information Network (NHIN) direct standards and technologies at the recent Redwood MedNet HIE Conference in Santa Rosa, Calif.

CHIME lauds final rule, but calls Stage 1 targets 'aggressive'

The final rules governing the meaningful use objectives for EHRs in Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs will improve providers' chances of qualifying for government stimulus funding, according to an early analysis by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Midwest health system taps CapSite service

Saint Lukes Health System, a 1,200-bed organization representing 11 hospitals across Missouri and Kansas, has signed on with CapSite Consulting's online subscription-based healthcare technology pricing and packaging service.

Colorado facility signs on with MobileMD HIE

Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo., has signed an agreement with MobileMD to provide health information exchange (HIE) services to its physician and medical communities.

Verizon enters the cloud with plans of new HIE

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications, will soon make available Verizon Health Information Exchange (HIE) via cloud technology to share patient information electronically among healthcare providers.

HIMSS Analytics: Data analysis challenges ahead for hospitals

The challenges that organizations face today with regard to clinical analytics are only going to be amplified in the future, as is evident in the later stages of meaningful use criteria, according to a report from Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics.

eHealth Initiative: IT policy implementers, take note from the state level

Much of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 implementation activity will occur at the state level, as will provisions in healthcare reform that build on health IT and health information exchange, according to a report from eHealth Initiative.

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