There are three types of health information exchanges, explains Daniel Newman, MD, current CMIO of MEDfx, a company that assists with a spectrum of HIE implementation, and former CMIO of Boston ...

Health information exchanges or regional health information organizations have emerged as vehicles to facilitate the flow of clinical information between providers in the community. The primary ...

With the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there is little doubt that CMS’ Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program will come to fruition. As the October 1, ...

The exchange of health information is at the core of national efforts to transform our health care delivery system to generate value for patients. Over the last few years, the federal government, ...

In August, federal officials released the final Stage 2 rule for Meaningful Use. The second stage calls for hospitals, physicians, and other 'eligible providers' to increase interoperability of health ...

CORHIO and Health Current, the state health information exchanges for Colorado and Arizona, respectively, are joining forces, and aim to launch a new data exchange to better serve providers and their ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The 14 states running their own health insurance marketplaces had all their startup costs footed by the federal government, but they’re supposed to pay for themselves starting next ...

This version of this story originally appeared in Computerworld‘s print edition. A national electronic health record exchange is far from a reality, but a few local health care exchanges have emerged ...

Statewide exchange moves forward with renewed focus on rural access, expanded connectivity, and participant continuity ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ health IT office are tackling the nation’s data exchange infrastructure, which they say isn’t ...