ORLANDO—Health information exchanges, as they develop, are discovering that patient matching across organizations is a challenge very different from internal matching, according to a presentation at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

A new initiative aims to unite the industry to provide a standardized framework for connectivity.

ORLANDO—HIEs are not one size fits all and can have many faces depending on the use case, according to a presentation at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

ORLANDO--“Interoperability is always on our mind but never completely within our grasp,” said James R. Younkin, director of IT for Geisinger Health System at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's pre-conference Interoperability Symposium.

Kaiser Permanente Colorado has signed an agreement to participate in the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization’s health information exchange network.

This month brings both optimism and pessimism about health information exchange.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Feb. 17, 2014 – With a focus on engaging all stakeholders in a community to deliver a true collaborative care environment, MEDHOST, Inc. today announced the launch of YourCareCommunity, a multi-solution, user-friendly healthcare platform. YourCareCommunity, which incorporates the features of a Health Information Exchange (HIE) and an Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI), is designed to connect all stakeholders in a care community, from primary care physicians and hospitals to clinics and personal caregivers of patients.

Rockville, MD, February 05, 2014 - Pronoia Health and AEGIS.net(AEGIS) are proud to announce the recent launch of the Open Library of Health Information Exchange (OLHIE).