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HIEs on the upswing despite tough odds
Color me impressed: If today's issue is any indication, HIEs may have a brighter future than I'd previously thought. For one thing, this week we saw at least one powerful employer--the California Read more...
Study: 75 percent of states developing HIEs
A new study has concluded that three-quarters of states have begun developing some form of HIE. The study, released by the State-Level HIE Consensus Project, found that while many projects are on 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...
ALSO NOTED: Community, public clinics urged to collaborate on EMRs;MA EMR/HIE pilot extended; and much more...
> A new report from the California HealthCare foundation suggests that community and public health clinics should work together to implement EMRs. Read more...
Rural LA hospitals launch HIE
A group of rural Louisiana hospitals have gone live with a health information exchange, using an open system platform allowing the hospitals to conduct teleconsultations. The exchange includes seven 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...
ALSO NOTED: SC hospitals to get EDIS makeovers; Alliance's Wallace steps down; and much more...
> Perlegen Sciences' plans to work with an EMR vendor to use patient data for genetics research have made some in the medical community upset. So what does Perlegen have to say? Read more...
CDC grants to help RHIOs share public health data
The CDC has awarded $38 million in contracts to help health information exchanges and regional health information organizations to create data sharing plans used to deliver information to public Read more...
Joint Commission calls for national HIE
Last week, the Joint Commission became the latest healthcare organization to pitch the idea of a single, national infrastructure for sharing data between providers. The group sees such a step as an Read more...
ALSO NOTED: MA mulls EMR mandate; Nashville hospitals create HIE; and much more...
> A Massachusetts state Senate leader has proposed a plan, including some subsidies, which would require statewide EMR adoption by 2015. Read more...
Paid Research Reports
- Stakeholder Opinions: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Adverse events with drug-eluting stents demand a new safety standard
- Impact of Pharmacogenomics on Public Healthcare Policy
- The Cardiovascular Disorders Market Outlook to 2012
- 2008 Trends to Watch: Pharmaceutical Technology
- Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement: Strategies for market access across the US, Europe, Japan and other key geographies