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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MU Stage 2 to force interoperability

Eligible providers and hospitals have their health information exchange work cut out for them to meet the new objectives in the notice of proposed rulemaking for meaningful use Stage 2, Chris Giancola, principal consultant at CSC Global Healthcare Group, told CMIO in an interview.

HIE progress: Standstill or ready to rocket?

The latest news, debate and discussion regarding health information exchange (HIE) indicates a wide range of opinions about its potential success. There is no shortage of conflicting thoughts and data.

Feds set state health insurance exchange app date

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set a deadline for states to choose how to operate their health insurance exchange. States seeking to operate a state-based exchange or electing to participate in a state partnership exchange must submit a complete exchange blueprint by Nov. 16.

Oregon launches state HIE

Oregon has launched a statewide health information exchangeCareAccord.

JAMIA: Why do some providers use HIEs and others not?

Understanding end users' perspectives towards health information exchange (HIE) technology is crucial to the long-term success of HIE, according to researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., who developed an in-depth understanding of HIE usage by applying qualitative methods.

ONC seeks info to guide rule making for NwHIN

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has issued a request for information (RFI) to request public comment on draft proposals it's considering in anticipation of developing a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a governance mechanism for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN).

AHIMA: Are state-level HIEs DOA?

Are state level health information exchanges already obsolete before sprinting out of the gates? Chris Dimick, writer at AHIMA, poses the question in an article published in Journal of the American Health Information Management Association.

ONC webinar: State HIE efforts turning a corner in 2012

Claudia Williams, MS, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health ITs (ONC) state health information exchange (HIE) program, offered a review of the ONCs progress on HIE and its primary goals for 2012 during the National eHealth Collaborative's webinar on ONCs National HIE Strategy.

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