By Kelly Thompson – SHIEC is the national collaborative representing health information exchanges (HIEs) and their strategic business and technology partners. SHIEC’s mission is to; educate public and private entities regarding the benefits, functions and roles of HIEs…
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By Andy Aroditis & Daniel Cidon – During the next decade, the healthcare industry will gradually increase adoption of blockchain technology to address nagging issues that have plagued the healthcare IT enterprise since it feverishly began digitizing health records.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that empowers patients preparing to move from acute care into post-acute care (PAC), a process called “discharge planning.”
This limited podcast series documents the journey of eFax and as they meet with rule makers and congressional representatives to advocate and educate on DCFT as an acceptable means of health data exchange.
The U.S. Department of HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced two awards under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.
By Daniel Chaput – For patients, healthcare providers, and health plans (among other stakeholders) who need trustworthy, actionable information, the advantages of validated “healthcare directories” are wide ranging and will play an increasing part in our nation’s interoperability infrastructure.
By Steven Posnack & Brett Andriesen – We know it’s been a busy year for your reviewing and commenting on our 21st Century Cures Act Proposed Rule and the latest draft documents associated with the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
By Buff Colchagoff – With the ONC planning on releasing the next iteration of TEFCA this year, many HIEs are likely very concerned about the potential impact of this federally-constructed interoperability initiative.
By Jitin Asnaani – A little over six years ago, a group of EHR vendors came together to conceive of a unique collaborative effort with a single Vision in mind: that care data should follow the individual, regardless of where care has occurred – regardless of care setting, regardless of…