HealtheConnections, HealthlinkNY Announce Merger On January 31, 2019, HealtheConnections and HealthlinkNY announced the companies will merge together into HealtheConnections, forming a regional health information exchange (HIE) that spans the Central New York, Southern Tier, and Hudson Valley regions. HealtheConnections and HealthlinkNY are Qualified Entities operating and connecting their regional HIEs with others in New York […]
Read MoreBlueCross BlueShield Partners With HEALTHeLINK to Improve Community Health Through Data Exchange
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York today announced an innovative partnership with HEALTHeLINK to support physicians and improve health outcomes for BlueCross BlueShield members. Using HEALTHeLINK’s well- established transparent and secure data exchange platform, specific claims data will be available to local participating physicians.
Read MoreRochester RHIO Expanding Health Data Exchange with State Grant
More than 60 healthcare providers throughout the greater Rochester area are contributing patient EHRs to Rochester RHIO after receiving grants from a New York grant program, according to the Monroe County Post. The grant from the Data Exchange Incentive Program (DEIP) is being used to offset setup costs for enrolling additional providers and patient health records […]
Read MoreTop Ten Tech Trends 2018: Could A New Interoperability Wrinkle Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Challenge?
There has been much debate on the possibility of mandating providers to participate in health information exchange activities to stay in Medicare
Read MoreEHR Patient Data from Rochester RHIO Fueled HPV Vaccine Study
Rochester RHIO contributed EHR patient data to a CDC-sponsored project analyzing the effect of HPV vaccinations.
Read MoreCrain’s Health Pulse Q&A With Val Grey
Crain’s Health Pulse recently sat down with our Executive Director, Valerie Grey, to discuss the role health information technology and the state’s health information exchange, the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY), can play in improving outcomes and cutting costs, and what next steps need to be taken to advance care.
Read MoreWhat are Potential Benefits, Challenges of HIE Use?
A recent EHR Intelligence article highlighted how health information exchange (HIE) helps increase interoperability and improve patient care. The article, which looks at the growth, benefits, and challenges of HIE use, referenced our recently published research on patient care alerts.
Read MoreNew York Expands ADT Notification Use Statewide Through SHIN-NY
A recent EHR Intelligence article reports on how providers across New York will now have access to ADT notifications and other patient care alerts for more coordinated care.
Read MoreNY Network Enables ADT Alert Sharing for Providers
A recent Health Data Managment article reported on the statewide expansion of patient care alerts service through the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY).
Read MoreNY Care Information Gateway Opens Access to Providers for Minor Patient Data
NYCIG’s participating providers are now able to access data securely through the clinical viewer for minor patients 10–17 years of age (excluding SAMHSA data). This expansion of access is in direct response to a change in New York State policy that went into effect in March of 2016
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