Health Information Exchange

Health Information Exchanges Form Consortium for Interoperability

by Christopher Jason

Six major health information exchanges (HIEs) have joined forces to form the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI), to enhance individual and population health through patient data...

CT Health Information Exchange Inks 25 Providers to Expand Network

by Christopher Jason

CONNIE, Connecticut’s statewide health information exchange, has announced the addition of 25 healthcare providers, highlighted by two of the state’s largest providers, to its future...

How a Health Information Exchange Can Boost COVID-19 Vaccination

by Christopher Jason

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are needed to help states identify and prioritize individuals who receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Without leveraging HIEs, the coronavirus recovery timeline could...

Texas HIE Develops Clinically Integrated Network to Boost Care

by Christopher Jason

HASA, Texas’ multi-regional health information exchange (HIE), and Aspen Physician Network, a Texas independent physician group, have joined forces to develop a clinically integrated network...

Nebraska Health Information Exchange Joins SDOH Data Group

by Christopher Jason

CyncHealth (formerly NEHII, or the Nebraska Health Information Initiative), the state’s health information exchange, has joined the Gravity Project, a community-led HL7 Fast Healthcare...

Oklahoma Statewide HIE Denies Protest from Local Nonprofit HIE

by Christopher Jason

The Oklahoma Purchasing Director, a state government leader, denied a protest from the Tulsa-based MyHealth Access Network, stating that the Oklahoma State Health Information Exchange will move forward...

API Adoption Can Accelerate Interoperability, Patient Data Exchange

by Christopher Jason

Application programming interface (API) adoption in healthcare will give clinicians and patients access to patient data and allow third-party applications access patient information and boost patient...

CT Health Information Exchange Hits Snag, Uncertain Future Remains

by Christopher Jason

Connecticut state leaders have found it challenging to implement a statewide health information exchange (HIE). The state will now try for the fifth time to make it happen, according to The Connecticut...

Providers, Vendors Trending Upwards in Achieving Interoperability

by Christopher Jason

The number of providers that are achieving deep interoperability has doubled since 2017, according to research conducted by KLAS Research and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives...

Adventist Signs Onto California HIE to Boost Patient Data Exchange

by Christopher Jason

Adventist Health, a major faith-based health system, announced it has connected to Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), to boost interoperability and...

Local Nonprofit HIE Files Protest Against Oklahoma Statewide HIE

by Christopher Jason

A dispute over the bidding process for health IT vendors supporting an Oklahoma health information exchange has resulted in considerable debate, according to Tulsa World. Following a 13-month process,...

HHS to Award Funding to Boost Immunization Information Systems, HIEs

by Christopher Jason

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will distribute funds across the country to enhance patient data sharing between health information exchanges (HIEs) and...

Skilled Nursing Facilities Lack Enhanced Patient Data Sharing

by Christopher Jason

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) reported significant deficiencies in the completeness, timeliness, and usability of patient data sharing from hospitals to SNFs, according to a study published in JAMA...

The Sequoia Project to Launch Emergency Preparedness Workgroup

by Christopher Jason

The Sequoia Project announced it will launch an Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup focused on interoperability and health IT challenges to support emergency preparedness.   This...

AR Rural Hospitals Get Help to Boost Health Information Exchange

by Christopher Jason

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced it has awarded $250,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) to further expand and enhance its health information exchange (HIE). The...

Tips to Integrate Social Determinants of Health Data into the EHR

by Christopher Jason

The Gravity Project, a community-led HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Accelerator, published an implementation and recommendation guide for social determinants of health (SDOH)...

Epic Systems Hits Record 221M Patient Data Exchanges in October

by Christopher Jason

Epic Systems has announced it facilitated over 221 million patient data exchanges through its Care Everywhere platform in October, a roughly 40 percent increase from the same time last year. As the...