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It Will Take a “Community” at HIMSS18 to Break Down the Barriers of Health Data Exchange
By Buff Colchagoff – It’s no secret that breaking down the barriers of health data interoperability is a major challenge in the healthcare arena, which will certainly be a major discussion topic at HIMSS 2018.
Day 3: The Ghosts of HIE Past, Present, and Future
Day 3: The era of health data exchange is going through transformation that is similar to Charles Dickens’ holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” We have been faced with three ghosts of Christmas health data exchange that can show us the past, present, and future … and we should listen closely as Ebenezer Scrooge did in this timeless tale.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – June 2017
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of June that we think deserve sharing again.
Post-Interoperability Era: Now It’s All About Actually Exchanging Health Records
By Buff Colchagoff – Both the Sequoia Project and DirectTrust recently announced that they are exchanging more health records and connecting more provider sites than ever before – reinforcing how more EHR transactions and more States are being covered as connectivity expands for both.
Healthcare CIOs: Your Health Exchange Problems Solved with a Universal Bus for Healthcare
By Buff Colchagoff – Many of us remember a time when we shared digital information through good old-fashioned floppy disks, which started us on a path for ubiquitous data transfer.
Building your Health IT House
By Buff Colchagoff – There was a time when most Americans built their own homes. Think of log cabins being crafted by hardy individuals — cutting the trees, hewing logs and fitting the doors. Now, that method is a romantic idea, but almost nobody does that any more.