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As it seeks to increase electronic health data sharing, Verizon will begin in January to issue free medical identity credentials to 2.3 million U.S. physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Quality Partners of Rhode Island, whose focus is on healthcare quality improvement, has been selected to serve on the Health Information Technology Competency Taskforce, funded through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The TriZetto Group has announced plans to enhance its care management and value-based solutions for health plan members and their providers through a strategic partnership with clinical analytics developer MEDai.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has opened the doors to its innovation center, where it plans to test models of coordinated care for patients as well shared payments for healthcare providers in various real-world settings.
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) is slated to release updates on Dec. 16 to its Common Security Framework (CSF), which officials say is the most comprehensive and widely adopted security framework in the U.S. healthcare industry.
With the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS plans to test integrated care and payment models that improve quality and cut costs.
The ED Benchmarks Collaborative, a joint initiative of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and McKesson, is now is available to hospitals seeking to improve their emergency department performance. The Web-based subscription service enables hospitals to identify trends and compare ED performance with similar organizations nationwide.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, officials announced Tuesday. The MOU includes improving care though the development of health information technology.
eHealthTrust opened its first large-scale health record bank (HRB), a secure repository where consumers can store and control their health information, in Phoenix last month. "We know the demand is there," said William Yasnoff, MD, founder of eHealthTrust, noting that thus far, a modest amount of local marketing to generate visibility has drawn "good reception from a small number of folks."
There's little question that electronic health records reduce adverse drug events and improve quality of care. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing everything to make sure they're as safe and as easy to use as possible, said National Coordinator for HIT, David Blumenthal, MD, at the launch of EHRevent.org, a new safety reporting system that will allow healthcare providers to report adverse issues related to the implementation and use of EHRs.