Cal INDEX and Inland Empire HIE Merge
Cal INDEX and Inland Empire Health Information Exchange announced a planned merger that will create one of the nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit health information exchanges (HIEs).
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Improving Patient Matching Capabilities Nationwide
The Sequoia Project is seeking healthcare stakeholders, as well as policy and technical experts, for a new cross-organizational patient identity management workgroup.
ACA Repeal Could Cost California More than 200,000 Jobs
New research from the UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education shows that repealing the ACA would not only take away health insurance from millions of Californians but would also eliminate 209,000 jobs, and cost the state economy $20.3 billion in GDP.
Connectivity and Collaboration to Advance Interoperability Agreement
CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality announced an agreement to increase health IT connectivity nationwide. The agreement provides additional health data sharing options to a broad range of stakeholders across healthcare, and has three aspects:
RSNA & Sequoia Project Announce Vendors who have Achieved Image Share Validation
The first seven vendors to successfully complete the RSNA Image Share Validation program that rigorously tests the compliance of vendors’ systems to accurately and efficiently exchange medical images.
eHealth Exchange Expands Support for Disabled Veterans and Their Families
The eHealth Exchange, an initiative of The Sequoia Project, celebrated Veterans Day powering the launch of an SSA and VA health IT initiative to speed disability determinations for veterans and to receive medical records electronically from all VA facilities.
Verato Announces Patient Matching Support for Third Major HIE
Provider of cloud-based patient matching solutions, announced that CRISP, a not-for-profit regional HIE serving Maryland and the District of Columbia, will use the Verato platform to automatically process the most difficult patient matching situations.
AMA Adopts Principles to Promote Safe, Effective mHealth Applications
The American Medical Association (AMA) believes mobile health applications (mHealth apps) and devices that promote safe and effective patient care have the potential to be integrated into everyday practice.
Attention All Colorado Healthcare Stakeholders
On behalf of the Governor’s Office of Information Technology, CORHIO invites you to participate in an important survey to help define the direction for healthcare transformation in Colorado and how that transformation will be supported by health information technology.