HIE Featured Content

  1. Mental Health Center Partners With State HIE To Provide Coordinated Care 12/12/2014

    The collaboration between the most populous county in Kansas and the state’s Health Information Network will allow for the electronic exchange of patient data throughout the continuum of care. By Julia Ernst, MS, contributing writer

  2. Unified Exchange Of Health Information Becomes A Reality For Upstate NY 12/12/2014

    A merger between Southern Tier Healthlink and Taconic Health Information Network and Community uses HIE and clinical BI application to manage, coordinate, share, and analyze patient data. By Karla Paris, contributing writer

  3. Cybercriminals Targeting Healthcare 12/11/2014

    FIN4 is gaining access to user names and passwords to access to healthcare information. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  4. Why Did 6,000 Washington Health Exchange Participants Lose Coverage? 12/10/2014

    Errors plague the State’s Health Benefit Exchange multiple times this year. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  5. Survey Finds Patients Not Worried About Sharing Health Data 12/4/2014

    While more than two-thirds of patients are willing to share data, some show concern over privacy issues. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  6. Patient Volume Decreases 14% With Each HIT System Implemented 11/25/2014

    A recent survey shows doctors feel that healthcare technology is impeding their ability to see more patients. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  7. 2 NY HIEs To Merge As HealthlinkNY 11/24/2014

    The aim of the new collaborative is to unify the exchange of health data in New York State. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  8. New Effort To Strengthen EHR-HIE Sharing Of Patient Data 11/24/2014

    A workgroup is working toward streamlining connectivity between EHRs and HIEs. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  9. Connection Between State HIEs Bodes Well For Interoperability 11/24/2014

    Georgia and South Carolina HIEs are now connected in one of the first state-to-state connections. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  10. HIE Staffing Challenges 11/12/2014

    Finding the right staff to run a health information exchange is difficult, according to a survey conducted by HIMSS. By Katie Wike, contributing writer