Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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HealthConnect insurance exchange acquired by Ebix

Ebix, an Atlanta-based company that develops IT services and products to members of the insurance industry, has acquired HealthConnect and it will immediately integrate the Simsbury, Conn.-based health insurance exchange into the EbixHealth Division.

Conn. med groups ally to drive state reform vehicle

Three Connecticut medical groups are undertaking an initiative to improve healthcare quality and lower costs for payers and consumers in the state.

CHIME, eHI release HIE guide for CIOs

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the eHealth Initiative (eHI) have joined forces to help healthcare CIOs make sound decisions as they move toward achieving health information exchange (HIE).

AMA boos ICD-10, cheers portable med ID

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates voted today to work vigorously to stop implementation of ICD-10, a coding set that has about 69,000 codes and will replace the 14,000 ICD-9 diagnosis codes currently in use. The activity came during a closed session of the group's semiannual policy meeting.

JAMIA: Study of EHRs' impact is inconclusive

Researchers investigating the effects of EHRs on healthcare outcomes at three Minneapolis area emergency departments (ED) expected the presence of documentation available in EHRs to have a measurable positive effect on clinical decision-making, but the results of their study failed to make a conclusive determination.

eHI: Sustainable HIEs up 33% from 2010

Very few health information exchanges (HIEs) become sustainable in one year, according to Jason Goldwater, VP of research and programs at eHealth Initiative (eHI). Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Washington, D.C.-based organization, Goldwater shared some key findings from its latest report, 2011 Report on Health Information Exchange: Sustainable HIE in a Changing Landscape.

Thomson Reuters to build Alabama HIE

Alabama Medicaid Agency and the Alabama Health Information Exchange Advisory Commission have selected Thomson Reuters to develop the infrastructure for a statewide health information exchange (HIE).

AHIMA: Regional centers working toward meaningful use

Nearly two years ago, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) embarked on an ambitious initiative to encourage 100,000 primary care providers to implement EHR systems in their practices. With only one full month to go, the ONC is expected to meet its goal, but the ultimate objective of meaningful use is still a long way off.

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