HIE News Round Up: eCR Can Cut Clinician Burden; MIHIN Interoperable Referral Pledge; and Carequality and Federal Participation
Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange.
How eCR Can Cut Clinician Burden, Advance Public Health Surveillance
The implementation of electronic case reporting (eCR) at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has helped improve data accuracy for public health surveillance while cutting clinician burden, according to a study published in JAMIA.
MIHIN’s ‘Trailblazing’ Interoperable Referral Pledge Promises Future Work to Create a Unified Network Ecosystem
The Michigan Health Information Network (MIHIN) recently facilitated a “trailblazing” Interoperable Referrals Pledge (the Pledge) among 6 of the state’s prominent social care companies to figure out how to create a system of interoperable referrals.
Carequality Interoperability Framework OKs Federal Participation
The Carequality Interoperability Framework has expanded its policy agreements to enable the participation of federal government agencies.
HIMSSCast: Tracking the Present and Future State of HIEs
John Kansky, president and CEO of Indiana Health Information Exchange, discusses how statewide and regional exchanges have evolved during the pandemic, and predicts where they're headed next – in this recent HIMSSCast episode.
HL7 Launches GenomeX Community to Enhance Genomic Data Interoperability
Health Level Seven International (HL7) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator CodeX have announced GenomeX, a new foundational domain dedicated to advancing genomic data interoperability.
CT Specialty Hospital Looks into MEDITECH EHR Implementation
Connecticut-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is looking into a MEDITECH EHR implementation costing nearly $7.6 million.
California Details Roadmap for Population Health
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has published a final population health management (PHM) strategy and roadmap, with details about a new Population Health Service to be launched in 2023 and the expectations of Medi-Cal Managed Care (MCMC) plans to offer coordinated and equitable care to all members.
VA Appoints Functional Champion for EHR Modernization Program
The Department for Veterans Affairs (VA) has named David Massaro, MD, as a functional champion for its EHR Modernization program.
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