The health information exchange market is set for healthy growth.

Health information exchange usage directly correlated to significant cost savings and a 30 percent reduction in readmissions through the emergency department, according to a study published in Applied Clinical Informatics.

Providers are reporting less satisfaction with health information exchange solutions as provider demands have outpaced vendor delivery, according to a recently published report by KLAS, a Utah-based research firm. In its survey of 219 public and private providers, KLAS reported that overall satisfaction has dipped 8 percent.

New York health IT investors and entrepreneurs have signed a public letter to state legislators, urging their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $65 million funding proposal for the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), which is operated by the New York eHealth Collaborative.

Pronoia Health, a Texas-based boutique health IT firm, and AEGIS, a provider of health IT consulting services, announced the launch of Open Library of Health Information Exchange (OHHIE), an online ecosystem designed to accelerate connections to HIEs by facilitating the reuse of interfaces and other assets.

Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics officially introduced its Continuity of Care Maturity Model at its annual conference in Orlando. The global model evaluates technology implementation and usage, data collection and analytics, and patient empowerment in optimizing clinical and financial outcomes.

HIMSS Analytics released a slew of industry surveys this week, offering interesting insights on data protection and nursing informatics.

“Walgreens at UCSF”—a new initiative of UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy, UCSF Medical Center and Walgreens—aims to improve medication safety, decrease healthcare costs and help patients use medications more effectively by offering pharmacist-based patient care and expanded health and wellness services to the community.