Health Information Exchange (HIE)

FDB President Bob Katter sits down with Healthcare IT News to talk electronic prescribing and explain why the country needs a second eRx network after more than 15 years with only one.

Citing a "lack of currently available automated solutions," the hospital group says its members will have difficulty with data exchange between convening providers and co-providers.

Having designated two of its four hospitals as dedicated COVID-19 facilities in 2020, the private healthcare brand had a lot to focus on. But Medcare’s leadership recognised the importance of continuing its digital transformation journey through a critical time.

Electronic health records collect a wealth of data that researchers can use to improve care for mothers and infants. Linking it with other data creates a powerful resource to learn more about clinical and SDOH factors that affect pregnancy.

Ongoing real-time data enables the immediate monitoring of the impact of interventions, rather than waiting months to years to see the effects.

ONC's coordinating entity for TEFCA is seeking feedback on the draft, which details proposed processes and requirements for becoming a Qualified Health Information Network.

The two-year collaboration will focus efforts to extend comprehensive standards for interoperability and specs such as FHIR across the the healthcare community.

Analytics tools can help efficiently extract and share HIE data, which leads to informed clinical decisions that can drive improved patient outcomes, says Dr. Rami Riman, director of clinical and business improvements in EMEA for InterSystems.

The system is expected to house the health data of over 50 million people in the Kingdom.

The new $550,000 program will help fund organizations pursuing new technologies and strategies for nationwide health data exchange and building new connectivity tools.