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ONC is on track to stand up NwHIN-Exchange, under a new name, as a non-federal non-profit health information exchange next month. Roberta Mullen explains the transition.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) believes a private-public partnership would be better to run the future Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), rather than a federal body alone.
A survivor recounts real-life practical lessons about building HIEs.
The Health IT Standards Committee has begun exploring some of the functions that electronic health records should be capable of performing in Stage 2 of meaningful use, with providers using health information exchange to send patients their information to a personal health record (PHR) a prominent example.
The ONC announced earlier this week that more than 60 healthcare and health IT organizations - from EHR vendors to integrated delivery systems to state-based and private-sector HIEs - have expressed their support for the Direct Project's simple and secure messaging protocols.
MedVirginia enables federal health agencies to access private clinical records of veterans and service members as part of VLER.
A panel that advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has endorsed steps to help healthcare providers identify and address hospitals, clinics, labs and other organizations electronically through directories.
Provider directories and NHIN governance are building blocks to expand health information exchange, Health IT Policy Committee says
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.
