Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
DataMotion and Infor Bring Seamless Patient Data Transfer, EHR Integration and Secure Messaging to Regional Medical Association
New York’s Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association (GRIPA) has implemented a secure data exchange solution designed to improve communications for its membership, reduce costs and increase its ability to improve patient outcomes. The solution, implemented with DataMotion (@DataMotion) Direct Secure Messaging and the Infor (@Infor) Cloverleaf Cloud Health Information Exchange (HIE), enables improved population health capabilities by collecting data from disparate systems and delivering actionable patient information to the appropriate provider.
Health Information Exchange: A Path Towards Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care for Patients
On June 10, 2015, Craig D. Richardville, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Carolinas HealthCare System and Chair of the Premier (@PremierHA) Member Technology Improvement Committee delivered testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “Health Information Exchange: A Path Towards Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care for Patients.”
eHealth Technologies and Orion Health Announce Partnership
eHealth Technologies (@eHealthTec), the leading provider of image exchange solutions and Orion Health (@OrionHealthUS), a global population health management and healthcare integration company, announced that they have partnered to enable North Dakota Health Information Network (NDHIN) to provide healthcare providers across the entire state of North Dakota with access to medical images as a part of the state-wide Health Information Exchange (HIE).
Spok Enhances User Experience and Interoperability With Latest Smartphone Texting App
Spok, Inc. (@spoktweets) announced the latest release of its secure texting app, Spok Mobile® version 4.1. With this new version, Spok offers a compelling and powerful messaging solution that promises to be a valuable tool for the healthcare community. The app provides increased interoperability with other systems along with an enhanced user experience. A more efficient and secure messaging platform gives users the ability to share images, videos, and text messages, and make quick connections for better patient care.
Telehealth Provider MYidealDOCTOR Forms Partnership with Zest Health
MYidealDOCTOR (@MyidealDoctor), a leading provider of cloud-based telemedicine and mHealth services, announced that it has formed a partnership with Zest Health (@ZestHealth), a member-based healthcare navigation application. As part of the partnership, Zest Health members have 24/7 access to consultations with MYidealDOCTOR’s network of 1,200 U.S. licensed physicians from within the Zest Health mobile application for Android and Apple iOS devices. In tandem, MYidealDOCTOR will integrate elements from Zest Health’s technology in its mobile platform.
Scripps, Sharp to Join Health Information Exchange
Scripps Health (@ScrippsHealth) and Sharp Healthcare (@sharphealthcare) are joining San Diego Health Connect, a substantial boost for the region’s health information exchange that soon will give clinicians access to medical data covering 2.7 million county residents.