Interoperability at Health Datapalooza
Facilitating information sharing or interoperability, so that the patient’s health history is available at every point of care, is a prerequisite to improving care and reducing costs.
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Health Record Banking Alliance Joins NATE to Give Patients Control of their Records
The National Association for Trusted Exchange welcomed the Health Record Banking Alliance (HRBA) as its newest association member. HRBA is a non-profit founded in 2006 to promote consumer-centered, consumer-controlled, comprehensive, lifetime electronic health records.
HIMSS Finds Growing Interest in Interoperability Education among Healthcare Leaders
HIMSS saw a spike in healthcare leaders’ interest in interoperability education at the 2017 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, according to attendance data from the event. ompared to HIMSS16, attendance more than doubled.
CMS Approves Alpha II as a Qualified 2017 Registry
Alpha II, LLC, a leading developer of software platforms, software-as-a-service and publications that support healthcare reimbursement, announced that it has been qualified by CMS as a Registry for the 2017 Quality Payment Program year.
WEDI 2017 Conference to Focus on Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a trusted advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the speaker lineup for WEDI 2017 – Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Environment.
HealtheConnections – Health Information Exchange is Working in Central New York
Most people would agree that getting the best medical care would be much easier if there was a way to connect all providers. Today, many patients visit more providers than their general practitioner on a regular basis, and healthcare organizations can have difficulty coordinating health information between their various providers.
Register for the ONC Interoperability in Action Day
Join ONC for the inaugural Interoperability in Action Day highlighting many of the successful standards and technology progress advancing the exchange of health information over the past year.
Washington Health Alliance Launches New Community Checkup Website with Advanced Interactivity
The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance) announced the launch of its new Community Checkup website, its signature site with detailed results on the quality of care and patient experience within Washington state.
Recommendations from DirectTrust on Improving Usability of EHRs and Health IT Applications
DirectTrust released for public comment a white paper containing more than 50 recommendations aimed at the more than 350 EHR vendors and HIT products’ vendors that provide Direct Interoperability, urging them to significantly improve the usability of their products for secure, interoperable clinical messaging.