Health information exchange offers significant potential to address unmet informational needs during transitions between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities; workflow barriers and design ...

The exchange of health information is at the core of national efforts to transform our health care delivery system to generate value for patients. Over the last few years, the federal government, ...

We have been watching the statistics for more than weeks now. We watch with a sense of disbelief, horror, sorrow, hope, disgust, and impatience. We hear about the number of tests performed, positive ...

Sixty-three healthcare providers across the U.S. are urging stronger oversight and transparency in national health data exchange frameworks, warning that current safeguards are inadequate to protect ...

A new system in Oklahoma could make it easier for your doctor to share your information with other providers. Oklahoma's State-Designed Health Information Exchange is through the MyHealth Access ...

Allan Hackney, the state’s health information technology officer. The idea of a single health information exchange across the state of Connecticut seems simple: Gather all health information in one ...

Nationwide health data exchange under TEFCA, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, is now operational, the HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ...

The average individual sees four health care providers per year, typically requiring the sharing of medical records between these facilities to successfully provide care to the individual. In most ...

Alternative payment models (APMs) introduce value-based incentives for greater hospital health information exchange (HIE) engagement. We find that APM participation is associated with lower HIE volume ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s largest health information networks connecting federal agencies and healthcare providers, recently reached a major ...

A bit like a solo driver who sneaks into the commuter lane, hoping not to get caught, some companies are misrepresenting their purpose for accessing your medical records. Misuse of health data, though ...