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Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is permitted for treatment purposes. Electronic health information exchange – a method of data transmission allowing healthcare professionals and patients to access and secure PHI electronically –
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This piece is part of the series “The Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? Privacy? Both?” which explores whether it’s possible to advance interoperability while maintaining privacy.
The Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and its subsidiary KAMMCO Health Solutions (KHS) announced today they have completed a secure electronic connection allowing the seamless...
Leaders at the Kansas Health Information Network believe that HIEs’ historical methods to create value for their members will soon be outdated.
CORHIO, IHIE, and CliniSync are ready to take on the challenges of participating in the new ONC health data exchange framework.
Recent research points to how community health information exchanges (HIEs) help reduce the cost of care, improve patient safety and decrease utilization and duplication. However, one potential benefit...
Simplified workflow is among the many benefits organizations are coming to expect.
State participates in the largest investment of private funds to assist physicians with sharing health information across medical practices
The Physicians Foundation, in association with six state medical societies, today announced the formation of the first of its kind interoperability fund...
Unguarded and lacking a common playbook for security, the internet of things presents plenty of new network challenges.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued for public comment draft 2 of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) that will
A quick look back at the competing specs for clinical coding and data exchange gives a glimpse of the some of the challenges still ongoing today.
Four experts offer healthcare CIOs and other executives and health IT workers crucial advice for successfully getting electronic health records up and running.
The National Coordinator talks 21st Century Cures, information blocking, Apple, consumerism, FHIR, open APIs and new business models he sees emerging amid the "overarching theme of human choice and freedom and dignity."
Four experts in healthcare cloud computing offer CIOs and other health IT workers who are starting – or maintaining – cloud migrations some well-rounded advice.
Four experts in analytics offer key suggestions for starting with the technology at a provider organization. Current analytics users also can learn from these tips.
Study Shows Hospitals Can Cut Length of Stay When They Adopt Technology That Provides Patient Data
From entertainment to early warnings, smartphones, tablets and mobile computers improve communication and care at healthcare organizations.
Info-blocking ruled the day, while APIs, FHIR, artificial intelligence and virtual reality were also prominent themes at this year’s Global Conference.
Pew’s director of HIT Ben Moscovitch says consumers prefer biometrics, notably fingerprinting, facial recognition and iris scans, for a unique identifier.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using Direct secure messaging for use cases beyond transitions of care, including release of information, communication with payers and communicating with registries.
In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Rucker graded the nation’s interoperability at, well, less than average.
In specialty forums in Orlando, Healthcare IT News and its sister brands will be co-hosting in-depth sessions on today’s hottest health IT trends and topics.
For many healthcare practices, having an online portal provides an easy way for patients to access their health information and receive online...
In recent months, the healthcare industry has been the number one target of cyberattacks, exposing tens of millions of customers’ identities around the world, costing more than $1 billion USD in losses.
Building upon its commitment to quality and patient safety, KAMMCO released a new Opioid/Controlled Substances dashboard for physicians, hospitals...
In addition to increasing economic costs through redundant data entry, this lack of true interoperability increases...
Early adopters understand the triumphs and trials of health IT implementation, and are willing to take a calculated risk.
New data from CMS shows 93 percent of MIPS eligible clinicians earned positive payment adjustments for their 2017 performance.
Saint Luke’s Health System will now have the ability to engage in health information exchange through KHIN.
Year 3 of the Quality Payment Program requires MIPS eligible clinicians to use 2015 CEHRT in the 2019 performance period.
Seven physician-led health information exchanges now contribute patient EHRs to the Military Health System with help from eHealth Exchange.
On August 30, the Military Health System (MHS) added critical medical information from seven physician-led health...
Open enrollment, which begins November 1, will not be negatively impacted, CMS says.
While the two federal agencies have worked together on vulnerability disclosures in the past, a new memorandum of agreement will improve coordination.
Technology was critical but so, too, were the personal and patient-centric stories shared on Twitter.
Recent storms, including Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Irma in Puerto Rico and Florence in North Carolina, have helped HIEs refine their approach.
Seven state medical societies announced the creation of the Health Equity Network for Change (HENC) which is focused on improving the health status of medically underserved...
In medical facilities throughout the country, physicians, nurses, and staff are placing medical records in a tray, dialing a number...
While CMS Administrator Seema Verma called for the end of fax machine use by 2020, new Check Point research found a hacker could steal data from a flaw in the fax protocol.
Federal health officials announced their goal this week to eliminate fax machines from physician offices by 2020.
Thank you for the difference you make in your patients’ lives. Many of our nation’s best and brightest students go into medicine...
The purpose of quality measurement is to evaluate the care quality delivered to the patient.
What is the return on investment (ROI) for participating in a health information exchange (HIE
A chief medical information officer suggests that giving people easier access to their medical information is one way to improve the patient experience.
The push for nationwide interoperability and improved health data exchange have increased HIE use, which can create advantages and difficulties for providers.
New research found that community HIEs produce better results when it comes to reducing both costs and the use of unnecessary services.
OneHealth New Jersey, in partnership with the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ), is pleased to announce Kiritkumar Pandya, MD, MSNJ Board...
There are many reasons patients need quick, secure online access to their health care records and medical history...
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, the organizations call for the agency to reduce the quality measure reporting period for MIPS...
Regional health information exchanges are not an endangered species. That was the message from a panel of HIE leaders...
Making sure providers have up-to-date and comparative information about drug prices and insurance coverage could help to rein in...
Physicians and clinicians participating in New Jersey’s health information network, OneHealth New Jersey, have a trusted choice when...
From Google to NIH, the message was clear at the annual health IT conference: Hospitals need to make cybersecurity a budget...
As health information exchange (HIE) organizations continue to evolve, HIE leaders are focused on expanding services and providing data analytics and business...
Executives share groundbreaking research on the use of longitudinal patient information to improve quality reporting at HIMSS 2018
The HIMSS18 Conference and Exhibition is set to help healthcare professionals tackle serious challenges related to health data exchange and interoperability
The revenue cycle is changing as hospitals look to adapt financial services, tech-wise, and here are some sessions happening at HIMSS18 to learn best practices.
Until recently, most doctors created their own workflows and utilized only the technology they were comfortable using.
The cloud-based electronic health record vendor will be showing new features and functionalities that CEO Girish Navani says make the software smarter so it helps doctors.
Penn Medicine’s David Asch, MD, believes there are good examples in the retail market that can be applied to healthcare.
Let's take a step back from the minute-by-minute onslaught and take stock more broadly of the big, overarching trends that will animate this year in health policy.
The healthcare IT systems used to collect, store and share confidential patient information are under constant attack.
HIMSS Analytics survey indicates focus on Infrastructure, funding and human capital.
The NCQA eMeasure certification program is designed for companies that develop quality-measure reporting software that calculates quality measures using electronic clinical data.
The Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) announces the launch of OneHealth New Jersey, a statewide health information exchange (HIE) that is now live. OneHealth New Jersey encompasses an interoperable health information exchange...
Physicians and healthcare professionals nationwide are in the midst of unparalleled industry transformation. Successful adoption of the new performance-based delivery and payment models will rely heavily upon electronic health record (EHR)
Marin General has seen a 50 percent reduction in system vulnerabilities and 100 percent participation in staff security awareness efforts -- just by building a system designed for the humans who use it.
The program will distribute Fitbit devices to a representative sample of All of Us participants for a one-year study to determine its use on a larger scale in the program.
Health IT is in a very fluid state and evolving quickly. Hospital executives and technology professionals no doubt have their hands full keeping up with technological advances, security events and much more.