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The number of health information exchange (HIE) initiatives rose 9 percent to 255 in the past year, according to the latest national survey by the eHealth Initiative. At the same time, the number of Read more...

The 10-year-old eHealth Initiative has released Phase II of its 2011 HIE Toolkit. Like the first two iterations of the toolkit, which were issued in 2006 and 2008, the latest version incorporates Read more...

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), led by former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, is making a strong case that health IT is essential to transforming the U.S. healthcare delivery Read more...

The sheer volume of changes in health IT confronting CIOs is a trend all unto itself in 2011--putting the CIOs "squarely in the crucible," according to a collaborative white paper on the top 11 Read more...

Health information exchanges seemed to be floundering for a while, but now they're picking up momentum, if a new survey is any indication. The number of HIEs that report being operational and Read more...

A new survey has concluded that health information exchanges being put into place between providers, hospitals, patients and payers may have some significant benefits. The survey, conducted by the Read more...

> The Army is asking for input on how to roll out on how the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs can build a shared EMR system for inpatient care. Read more...

Establishing health information exchanges sounds good on paper, but in practice, it's hard to come up with a solid financial justification for keeping them going. So how do you keep a health information exchange alive? Among the key steps to take is to do a good job of determining what each stakeholder will want from the project--both financially and operationally--according to a Foundation for eHealth Initiative report released last week.

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While it might not have a direct effect on your strategy, getting consumer support for your health data exchange plans can't hurt. So you'll be happy to hear that according to a new study, consumers like the idea of secure health data sharing, particularly when they're educated about the details of how it works and why it's beneficial. The study, released by the eHealth Initiative Foundation, concluded that 70 percent of consumers favored the HIE concept. It also found that consumers need …

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A vast majority of states are taking critical steps to drive improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare through information technology. An issue brief released last week by the independent, non-profit eHealth Initiative (eHI) notes that 38 state legislatures have introduced 121 bills during 2005 and 2006 that specifically call for the use of health information technology (HIT) to improve patient care. Thirty-six bills passed in 24 states and were signed into law …

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