Health information search engine Prizma presents data from various networks to create a complete longitudinal view of the patient recordeClinicalWorks, a provider of healthcare IT solutions, today announced the debut of Prizma, a health information search engine, to facilitate care across networks. By coordinating information from interoperability networks, such as CommonWell and Carequality, as well as payers such as CMS Blue Button® 2.0 API, Prizma will establish one longitudinal view to
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4medica to Launch FHIR-based Clinical Data Repository for HIEs
In its latest offering for the health information exchange technology stack, 4medica is set to launch the industry’s first FHIR-based clinical data repository (CDR) with patient record matching; developed for patient-centered data homes and other initiatives. Scheduled for release in early summer, the 4medica CDR will also match patient records and eliminate duplicate records with powerful accuracy and speed. How the 4medica CDR advances a universal patient recordHistorically, HIEs move rather
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Wyoming, Medicity to Develop Statewide Health Information Exchange
Today Medicity and the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced its new partnership to form a statewide, medical community-owned health information exchange (HIE). This collaborative approach will allow WDH to meet the needs of its population’s health, providing physicians throughout Wyoming access to a single, de-duplicated, comprehensive Continuity of Care Document (CCD) to safely, securely and electronically share patient’s data, further identifying care gaps and streamlining quality
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Texas HIE Selects Innovaccer to Advance Data-Driven Valued-based Care Initiatives
The Paso del Norte Health Information Exchange, PHIX, an El Paso, TX-based health information exchange (HIE) has selected Innovaccer, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare platform company, to leverage its technology for data-driven value-based initiatives. As a Health Information Exchange, PHIX will provide access to patient's longitudinal health record from across the care continuum. PHIX’s goal is to improve efficiency, increase quality of care, and improve patient safety.To realize their
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Rush Health Launches Health Information Exchange for Clinicians
Rush Health, a Chicago-based leading clinically-integrated network of physicians and hospitals has successfully launched the first phase of their new health information exchange powered by InterSystems HealthShare. The HIE named Rush Health Connect will enable more than 1,1000 physicians and 300 clinicians to share information from different EHR systems. The partnership of Rush Health with Ready Computing and InterSystems leverages technology to improve health outcome and, quality of care, and
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Rush Health Taps InterSystems to Implement Private Health Information Exchange
Rush Health, a Chicago-based clinically integrated health network has selected InterSystems to implement a private health information exchange (HIE). The implementation of InterSystems HealthShare will provide their hospital, physician and affiliate members a complete view of their patients’ records across the care continuum from within their EHR – connecting primary, specialty, sub-acute and hospital-based providers, as well as other HIEs regardless of EHR system.After evaluating several
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The Kabuki Dance Of “Blocking Data” In Healthcare
The lack of data interoperability in healthcare continues to plague and haunt the entire industry. Much of the challenge falls squarely in the realm of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, but EHR software is by no means the only category where this challenge is directly affecting patient lives. I ‒ along with countless others ‒ have written extensively about this topic. Last year I did a 5‒part series on just "interoperability" which I published on Forbes. One piece highlighted the
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Health Information Exchange Is the Foundation for ACOs
An insightful Guest post from John Smith, Director Of Communications At ICA describes how health information exchanges will serve as the key component to the success of ACOs
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All HIEs Are Not Created Equal
Contributed by John Smith, Director of Communications at ICA provides HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) examples that illustrate the variables in comprehensiveness and immediacy associated with the exchange of healthcare information.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is often defined as the process of sharing health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. HIEs is one of the core building blocks to create an HIT infrastructure for the purpose of
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Infographic:Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Healthcare Delivery
The following infographic created by Accenture highlights the journey of connected health and how it aims to connect all key areas of healthcare delivery through the interoperability of information and technology.
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