By Laura Young – As healthcare delivery continues to evolve toward a more integrated, person-centered model, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Community Information Exchanges (CIEs) are uniquely positioned to serve as the infrastructure that ties it all together.
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Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
By Tom Keane & Steven Posnack – ASTP/ONC released a final rule enabling the use of certified EHRs to submit prior authorizations, select drugs consistent with a patient’s insurance coverage, and exchange electronic prescription information with pharmacies and insurance plans.
By Brian D. Handspicker – This post builds upon a recent blog by Lisa Nelson, Fractional Chief Technical Officer, “FHIR Over Direct: Accelerating the Pace toward Trusted, Scalable Interoperability,” by exploring how the same approach of FHIR Over Direct can be applied to socialcare — a critical but often underrepresented component of health and well-being.
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
By Lisa Nelson – Interoperability in healthcare has come a long way, but it has been slow going. The introduction of FHIR holds many promises, but there’s a practical challenge: how do we shift the industry to use more modern, more standardized structured health information?
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
Starts July 15th – The 6th annual CMS & Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Connectathon is a collaborative experience that will bring together health care stakeholders for three days of learning, testing, and innovation.
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.