Latest Health information exchange Stories

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice communications management company Updox and electronic health record solutions provider, SOAPware Inc., have shaped a strategic alliance in order to improve health information exchange. The two will work together to provide SOAPware EHR customers with a fully integrated, bi-directional, electronic faxing and document management solution. SOAPware, having accumulated 2 decades of experience in the EMR industry, ranks in the top...

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to stand as an innovative model for data sharing in the healthcare industry, HealtheWay charter participant MedVirginia, a health information exchange serving more than 1,200 providers, has announced a multi-year extension of its health information exchange (HIE) contract with Alere Wellogic. The contract's scope has also been expanded to provide MedVirginia with the right to leverage additional Alere services and...

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DataMotion (www.datamotion.com), an established cloud-based data delivery provider, today announced DataMotion Direct, a secure email service that enables healthcare industry organizations to integrate with the Direct Project and meet real-world secure communications needs. This announcement also marks DataMotion's expanded company focus as it begins operations as a health information service provider (HISP). (Logo:...

Time is running out for Pennsylvania Hospitals to take advantage of PA eHealth Cooperative grant funding. This is your opportunity to add a DIRECT email account to maintain security of patient information and comply with Stage 1 Meaningful Use Requirements. Lancaster, PA (PRWEB) October 15, 2012 Email requirements for patient information are changing. PA eHealth Collaborative has made it easy and more economical for hospitals to comply with the new regulations, with a Statewide grant for...

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and the Partnership for New York City Fund (Partnership Fund) revealed the inaugural class of the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA), a program that will make New York a hub for the emerging digital health technology industry. The partnership is the largest-funded health IT accelerator program in the United States, and the first to provide access to senior-level healthcare providers who...

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half the U.S. population and their health care providers could soon have access to health data shared across multiple states and systems. A public-private partnership of states, public agencies, federally-funded health information exchanges (HIEs) and health information technology (HIT) companies has established a program to test and certify electronic health records (EHRs) and other health IT to enable reliable transfer of data...

Ascendian to provide policy expertise in relation to ‘Building a California Trust Environment for Exchanging Electronic Health Information’ Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 Ascendian Healthcare Consulting, a national healthcare IT consultancy, has been engaged by CalOHII (California Office of Health Information Integrity) to work directly with the Office’s Health Information Policy and Standards (HIPS) Division to support the division’s programs focused on developing the...

NEW YORK and BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently named one of the 2012 "Most Wired" healthcare systems in the United States according to a nationwide survey,(*) Continuum Health Partners Inc. has implemented new information technology (IT) solutions from Caradigm to help improve care coordination across healthcare facilities and keep patients well and at home. Continuum Health Partners comprises five distinguished voluntary teaching hospitals including Beth...

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Tier HealthLink NY (STHL) announces its new partnership with the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and its Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY) Service Platform, which aims to create the infrastructure to connect health information across New York State. This will make a truly meaningful difference for patients in this rural community, who seek care from larger, specialized medical centers. (Logo:...

New white paper examines how leaders are approaching interoperability requirements PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ECRI Institute (www.ecri.org), an independent nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, has released its latest white paper, which explores whether healthcare leaders are prepared to share data across a healthcare community to improve coordination and quality of care. (Logo:...