Health information exchange (HIE) services company Axolotl has introduced Elysium Discover, a suite of reporting and analytic tools designed specifically for HIEs.

Despite low vendor performance scores, best-of-breed vendors claim a majority of the oncology market with few providers planning to replace their current oncology systems in the near future, according to a report issued on Sept. 23 by research firm KLAS.

A newly developed nano-CT method visualizes minute, fragile bone structure and density changes at high resolutions and in 3D, according to research published Sept. 23 in Nature.

As CMIO got ready to post this portal content, Indiana announced it has shared de-identified information on cases of influenza, pneumonia, and influenza-like illness, gathered from 76 EDs across the state, with the Centers for Disease Control. The information was transmitted using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) framework. In this months HIE Q&A feature, a physician in rural Washington describes a community HIEs efforts to share its immunization data with the state. Although bidirectional exchange isnt yet occurring, he says, the potential is there.

Indiana has become the first state to use the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to convey public health information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Health information exchange (HIE) service provider MobileMD and Holy Redeemer Health System, based in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., have partnered to provide HIE services to Holy Redeemer and its healthcare provider community.

Wisconsin Health Information Exchange has signed an agreement with My Health Direct to allow Milwaukee-area individuals who have used hospital emergency departments to access primary care follow-up appointments in the community.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new pilot in the Spokane, Wash., expanding its efforts to improve portability of health information to veterans and active-duty service members.