Analysis: Is Oracle Cerner Planning to Build A National EHR?
Earlier this month Oracle closed its $28.3B acquisition of Cerner and shortly after Oracle founder and CTO, Larry Ellison, outlined Oracle’s vision for Healthcare IT […]
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Connecting the Dots – Building Data Bridges for a Better Healthcare Future
Jen Goldsmith, President Tendo Systems Healthcare data is increasing at an exponential rate. Approximately one-third of the world’s data volume is being generated by the […]
Arizona, Colorado HIEs merge
CORHIO and Health Current, based in Colorado and Arizona respectively, have formed a new regional organization. Called Contexture, the organization aims to advance interoperability across […]
Report: As ambulatory visits fell in California, kids saw steeper declines than adults
In late March 2020, ambulatory visit volumes fell by more than 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels in California, according to a report by the state’s […]
Arizona to Implement a Statewide Social Determinants of Health Closed Loop Referral System
What You Should Know: – Health Current, Arizona’s health information exchange (HIE), today announced the selection of NowPow as the vendor of choice for Arizona’s […]
6 HIEs Form New Consortium to Drive Population Health Improvements Via Data Sharing Interoperability
What You Should Know: – A group of six health information exchanges (HIE) announced today their formation of the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability […]
HHS Awards Funds to Increase Data Sharing Between HIEs & Immunization Registries
What You Should Know: – The ONC today unveiled a series of investments to improve the sharing of health information related to vaccination. – The […]
5 Myth-Busting New Hospital ADT Notification Requirements
Claudia Williams, CEO of Manifest MedEx When doctors know their patients have been to the hospital, they can act fast to provide needed support. Widespread […]
To Solve Healthcare Interoperability, We Must ‘Solve the Surround’
Peter S. Tippett, MD, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of careMesh Interoperability in healthcare is a national disgrace. After more than three decades of effort, billions […]
Unite Us Expands Social Determinants of Health Platform to 6 States
What You Should Know: – Unite Us, the tech company building coordinated care networks nationwide announced a significant expansion to its partnership with Nebraska Health […]
Fresenius Kidney Care Rolls Out National Data Exchange Network
What You Should Know: – Fresenius Kidney Care, the dialysis services division of Fresenius Medical Care North America, rolled out CommonWell health data exchange services to […]
Accounting for the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andy Aroditis, CEO, NextGate The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a medical crisis. Since the highly contagious disease hit American shores in early 2020, the […]
ONC to put $2.5M in CARES Act funding into health information exchanges
HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator will allocate $2.5 million in CARES Act funding to health information exchanges to support public health uses of information […]
HHS Announces Investments for STAR HIE Program to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies
What You Should Know: – HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will award up to five 5 cooperative agreements under the Strengthening the Technical […]
