Tag Archives: Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Privacy and Security of the Health Information Exchanges

Protected health information exchange is vital to stabilize and implement interoperability of health records. Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies are pushing it through State Health Information Exchange (HIE) Programs to cultivate the fruits affiliated with the exchange of health information. In the evolution, incidents of data breach are baffling the propagators of this system. Difficulty [...]

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Health Information Exchange (HIE): Connectivity, Integration and Interoperability

The formation of a universally connected healthcare network has stirred a technology driven revolution in the United States. The network has been structured so that patients may have greater access to their health information, as well as increased connectivity with physicians, pharmacies, and clinics. To realize it, an influx of EMR, EHR, e-Prescription and other [...]

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Advantages to an Electronic Health Record (EHR)

When it comes to “the highest attainable standard of health”, there is a consensus that adopting EHR technology is a step in the right direction. It is true that change can be difficult to adopt, but as soon healthcare practioners are exposed to phenomenal EHR advantages, it becomes difficult to continue with old practices. There [...]

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Legally protecting providers who use EHRs is the goal of a House Bill

Dubbed as Safeguarding Access for Every Medicare Patient Act, the new legislation gives legal protection to covered Medicare and Medicaid providers who use certified EHR technology. Besides monetary incentives, providers are ensured that this government initiative will legally protect them. “HR3239 is a two-pronged attack against rising health care costs: It provides legal protection to [...]

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