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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HIE Profile: Inland Northwest Health Services: Building a Strong Sustainability Model

A sustainable health information exchange (HIE) model doesnt come overnight. Just ask Mike Smyly, chief business development officer for the information resources management division of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), a nonprofit based in Spokane, Wash.  Founded in 1994, INHS connects 38 hospitals and 450 ambulatory organizations, including 4,000 physicians and 750 provider-based EMR systems.

Establishing trust for a successful HIE

A key component to achieving a successful health information exchange (HIE) is trust. Can the healthcare organization sharing data with one another trust that the patient data wont be compromised? What are the security aspects of the HIE? Is the exchange of information being done in a secure manner that does not expose patient data?

AIM: EHR reminders, panel management power elderly primary care

EMR reminders accounted for improvement in vaccination rates and when augmented by panel management, proved effective in vaccination rates and the rates of healthcare proxy designation and bone density screening, according to an article published Sept. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Stage 1, Meaningful use deadline looms: Oct. 3

If you thought Oct. 3 was just another Monday, hold on to your EHR reports and think again. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offered a reminder that Oct. 3 is the last day for professionals eligible for Stage 1 EHR meaningful use incentives to commence their 90-day reporting period for the first year of incentive payments.

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.

Survey: Only handful of respondents 'familiar' with ACOs

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Readiness Study, conducted by Beacon Partners, showed that 15 percent of respondents are very familiar with ACOs, and 61 percent reported they were only somewhat familiar with ACOs.

PwC: Healthcare is underprepared to protect patient info

The majority of health organizations are underprepared to protect patient privacy and secure data as new uses for digital health information emerge and access to confidential patient information expands, according to a report released by the Health Research Institute at PriceWaterhousCoopers (PwC).

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.

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