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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OptumInsight assists with new Arizona HIE

The Health Information Network of Arizona (HINAz), and health information exchange (HIE) company Axolotl, now OptumInsight, have partnered to create a statewide HIE network in Arizona.

Michigan HIE links up with Optum for next phase

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), the state designated health information exchange (HIE) for Michigan, has engaged OptumInsight and its Axolotl HIE platform from Optum to implement phase one of the MiHIN strategic and operational plan.

HHS makes recommendations for health text messaging, mHealth

The Text4Health Task Force at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its new recommendations to support health text messaging and mobile health (mHealth) programs.

ONC: New metadata tagging initiative coming

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) noted in a recent blog post that the new metadata tagging initiatives are being launched to create patient consent management controls.

HIMSS to Congress: Nationwide patient identifier needed

The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted three recommendations to Congressional leaders during the HIMSS 10th Annual Policy Summit last week in Washington, D.C., and emphasized the need for a nationwide patient identifier.

Idaho's health information network expands

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and Pathologists Regional Laboratory of Lewiston, Idaho, are connected and using the Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE) to exchange patient data with other healthcare providers throughout the state.

Washington HIE hooks up with Greenway

Greenway Medical Technologies and the physician services technology division of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) in Spokane, Wash., have formed an agreement for INHS to provide Greenway's EHR and practice management tool, PrimeSUITE 2011, to hospital systems and ambulatory practices requiring care coordination and network interoperability.

RIQI launches Direct Messaging program

The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI), a nonprofit organization in Providence, R.I., seeking quality and safety improvements for healthcare in Rhode Island, has launched its statewide Direct Adoption Program.

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