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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Ohio HIE to install GE HIE tech

Wooster, Ohio-based health information exchange (HIE) eLINCx will implement GE Healthcares eHealth Information Exchange across Wooster Community Hospital, Dunlap Community Hospital and more than a dozen physician practices.

Children's Hospital Boston attains Stage 7 EMR adoption

Pediatric medical center Childrens Hospital Boston has received its Stage 7 award from HIMSS Analytics, representing its attainment of the highest level on the EMR Adoption Model used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.

Aetna to acquire Medicity for $500M

Aetna has entered into an agreement to acquire Medicity, a health information exchange (HIE) technology company, for approximately $500 million.

ONC: $16M program will fund HIE breakthroughs

The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT has allotted more than $16 million to fund the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Challenge Program, which encourages breakthroughs for nationwide HIE.

Utah develops pilot rural VA HIE

The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) has developed a pilot program to connect healthcare providers in the Moab, Utah region, with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to help patient care coordination and access to healthcare services for Veterans and service members.

NJ-HITEC partners with health IT companies to promote EHR adoption

New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) has partnered with healthcare software developer Patient Access Solutions and iMedicor, a health IT consulting firm, to promote meaningful use of EHRs among New Jersey-based providers.

Agfa, Forcare partner for HIE interoperability

Agfa HealthCare has signed an agreement with Forcare, an interoperability software provider, that allows Agfa to market Forcare's software for health information exchange (HIE).

Different approaches to HIE priority issues

This portal on health information exchange (HIE) starts off with a pair of original features that highlight very different aspects of HIE. They deal with challenges that every HIE facesfunding and security, respectively. However, they also highlight new thinking about these very familiar subjects.

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