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Overall provider satisfaction with HIE solutions has dropped an average of 8 percent since last year as provider demands have outpaced vendor delivery, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. However, Cambridge, Mass.-based InterSystems was so pleased with its outcomes that the company provided details.
In late 2011, Siemens became the latest in a long procession of healthcare behemoths to scoop up a health information exchange vendor, with its acquisition of Yardley, Pa.-based MobileMD.
The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has signed an agreement to connect with the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE), officials announced on Tuesday.
Within the past month, 14 critical access hospitals have joined the Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII), Nebraska's statewide health information exchange.
This much is known about the health information exchange marketplace: It's probably the most fast-changing and unpredictable sector in health IT.
Analysts offer their hints on the top trends and tricks for the coming year
In an investment expected to pay dividends as health reform becomes "the law of the land" and healthcare IT use grows, Aetna announced in December that it would spend $500 million to acquire Medicity, a Salt Lake City-based developer of health information exchange (HIE) technology.
The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) has announced a new pilot program to connect rural healthcare providers in the Moab, Utah region with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve access and coordination of patient care for veterans and service members living in rural areas.
Utah Health Information Network will connect rural providers in order to exchange veterans' health records with VA using the NHIN.
As many had predicted, 2010 was a year of mergers and acquisitions. Industry insiders expect this reshaping and consolidation will continue apace into 2011 and beyond.
