HIE

Military health leaders from Australia, Singapore & the UK came together at the inaugural International Military Health IT plenary at HIMSS AsiaPac 18 in Brisbane to discuss the key challenges in their respective military health systems.

As healthcare providers worldwide strive to provide a more seamless experience to their patients through the better integration of information systems and shift from paper-based medical records to electronic medical records, the successful implementation of Health Information Exchange (HIE) projects becomes a critical part of this process.

This case study looks at a health information network that has gone from zero uniquely identified patients to 7.6 million – and nearly all major health systems statewide are set to participate in its Common Key Service.

The Indiana Health Information Exchange needed to gather more complete and accurate data to reduce unnecessary tests, replace retrospective chart reviews and better manage contract alignment for its customers.

CommonWell Executive Director Jitin Asnaani says they are on track to make this generally available this summer.

Adopting application programming interfaces enables health information exchanges such as CRISP to more effectively deliver data to hospital and payer members.

Health Catalyst announced a new surveillance module for its Patient Safety Monitor suite that aims to help hospitals protect patient safety by deploying predictive analytics to monitor, predict and prevent inpatient risk.

Tech initiative enables hospitals across the Carolinas to build apps that merge patient records.

SAN DIEGO - Atul Gawande, MD, addressed a range of topics concerning the direction healthcare needs to move at America's Health Insurance Plans Institute & Expo Thursday.

The database will help EHR vendors incorporate health IT standards to smooth the exchange of patient information across care settings.