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ONC Releases Governance Framework For Electronic Health Information Exchange

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Last year, ONC issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather public input on a potential regulatory approach that would have spelled out “conditions for trusted exchange” (safeguards, technical, and business practice) through rulemaking, and establish a voluntary accreditation and … Continue reading

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Building Patient Trust Is Vital To Health Information Exchanges

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In recent weeks, federal regulators and their advisers have been deliberating about how best to earn patient trust that their privacy will be protected as their data is shared among providers via evolving health information exchanges. Keeping a focus on … Continue reading

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Senators Express Health IT Policy Concerns

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Six Republican Senators are asking the healthcare community for input on “recalibrating” health information technology policy, arguing that there are several problems with the current trajectory of the meaningful use program. In a white paper titled “Reboot: Re-examining the Strategies Needed to … Continue reading

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Incorporating Images Key To HIE Sustainability

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Health information exchanges (HIEs) today are focusing on gathering and making “basic” information accessible at the point of care. Although access to textual data such as lab results and discharge summaries is of tremendous value to industry stakeholders, that alone … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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CMS Releases RFI on HIE’s

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) have published a joint request for information asking industry stakeholders for suggestions on what more, or less, the federal government should … Continue reading

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ONC Announces New HIE Toolkit For Rural Providers

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the release of a new rural health information exchange (HIE) toolkit. ONC’s National Rural Health Resource Center has made available a set of “practical” HIE resources that … Continue reading

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MU Stage 2 Should Alleviate Some HIE Confusion

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The meaningful use Stage 2 standards are expected to reduce some of the confusion associated with health information exchange. Some of that confusion, including questions over a public or private exchange model, consent management, structured data use and challenges to … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Highlights ROI In HIE

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The business value for providers and patients is what will drive health information exchange forward, even though most discussions typically center on the technology involved. And different uses for exchange will require different technologies. That was the sentiment of many … Continue reading

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