RHIO news from FierceHealthIT
NewsCalifornia RHIO backed by high-powered employer
As regular readers know, I regularly lambaste RHIOs/HIEs, most of which appear to have little chance of financial survival. However, when it comes to a RHIO that attracts the support of a giant like Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Exec argues that EMRs show quality commitment
Many of the biggest supporters of EMR adoption pitch them as a huge productivity improvement tool. But to Laura Adams, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, they're central to Read more...
Study: More providers joining HIEs
While the process is slow, it appears that more healthcare providers are gradually linking up with health information exchanges, according to a new study released by IDC-HII. For example, 15 percent Read more...
HIT terms becoming more defined
Do you know the difference between an e-medical record and an e-health record? Health IT professionals are banking on an answer of "no," which is why there now is more of a push to give more "precise Read more...
RHIO/HIE solutions emerge
While RHIOs and HIEs might be having trouble getting their act together, it's not for lack of technology options. In fact, they'll find a pretty rich set of solutions to check out at HiMSS, including Read more...
Case study: UPenn integrates patient data
After about a year of effort, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's network of hospitals and clinics will soon have access to a single, integrated view of key patient data. The project began, Read more...
Study: RHIOs aren't doing so well
Even if you're a big RHIO fan, these results must be a bit daunting. According to a new survey, almost one in four of 145 RHIOs dating back to last year have closed. Meanwhile, only 20 of the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Automaker e-prescribing program a success; Military hires health IT security vendor; and much more...
> A group of automakers has seen some significant success from a new effort pushing e-prescribing for physicians treating its employees. Read more...
National health networking: It takes a government
Last week, the federal government handed out $22.5 million in contracts to nine health information exchanges, whose job will now be to run trial implementations of the National Health Information Read more...
Ohio works to foster HIE development
It looks like Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) hopes to play catch up. When it comes to health IT, Ohio is lagging a bit behind other states, some of which are vigorously promoting health IT initiatives Read more...
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