October 2010

Meaningful Use Final Rule To Be Clarified

October 31, 2010

Just when you thought the final rule was final… The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon release clarifications on the meaningful use final rule that was published in July. While no exact date has been given for the release of these adjustments, they are currently being subjected to a federal clearance process [...]

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HL7 Recognizes Landmark Enactment of the ARRA HITECH Legislation

October 31, 2010

Ann Arbor, MI., US – February 17, 2009 – Health Level Seven (HL7) is the largest health information standards development organization (SDO) in the United States (US) with over 95 percent American hospitals and ambulatory facilities using its standards today. HL7 Chief Executive Officer Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, today issued the following statement regarding the [...]

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Evaluating Two Approaches to HL7 Interfacing

October 29, 2010

Clinical care facilities typically use a variety of complex software applications from differing vendors to accomplish every day operational tasks. Because these applications are created by different software teams, they need to be able to exchange data and do so via interfaces. There are several challenges to building an HL7 interface. Each individual interface requires [...]

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Call for Abstracts: OMG, HL7 and SOA Consortium’s Conference SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 27, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – February 18, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), and the SOA Consortium™ today announced a Call for Participation in the “SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change,” conference, which will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, IL. [...]

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ELINCS EDGE Testing Tool

October 26, 2010

Meaningful use interoperability requirements increase the HIT professionals’ need to be conversant with a plethora of standards and a variety of versions therein. Consequently, it is essential to find tools that serve the dual purpose of educating the user while providing functionality that accelerates complex implementations. One example of such a tool has been made [...]

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HL7 Assumes Leadership Role in Historic Charter Organization with Leading U.S. Standards Developers

October 25, 2010

Ann Arbor, MI., U.S. – March 19, 2009 – As health system reform and the movement to give each American an interoperable EHR by 2014 pick up speed, Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced its participation in the new SDO (standards development organization) Charter Organization (SCO). The purpose of the SCO is to increase coordination [...]

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HL7 and IHE Renew Associate Charter Agreement

October 25, 2010

Chicago, IL., U.S. – April 5, 2009 – Health Level Seven® Inc. (HL7®), the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), today announced the renewal of their associate charter agreement, which was initiated in 2005. A key objective of the new agreement is to enhance the collaboration between the [...]

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HL7 and IHTSDO Sign Agreement

October 24, 2010

Chicago, IL., U.S. and Copenhagen, Denmark – April 5, 2009 – Health Level Seven® Inc. (HL7®), the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO®), the leading provider of standardized clinical terminology, today announced a collaboration agreement that will foster interoperability and lead to improvements in patient [...]

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OMG, HL7 and SOA Consortium Announce Featured Sessions for Conference – SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 23, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 7, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Lynn Vogel, Ph.D., Vice-President and CIO, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, will be a featured business track speaker and Ron Schmelzer, Managing Partner, ZapThink, will be [...]

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Program Announced for SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 23, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 16, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools (OHT) and the SOA Consortium™ today announced the program for the Second Annual SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change, conference. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt [...]

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Lt. Gen. James Peake, M.D. to Keynote Conference: SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 22, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 23, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D., Lieutenant General, USA (Ret), will be the keynote speaker at the Second Annual “SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of [...]

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Support Structure for HITECH Initiatives

October 21, 2010

There are many initiatives taking place under the HITECH & Meaningful Use umbrella. The support structure being funded and facilitated by the ONC was outlined by the National Coordinator, David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., in his September 30, 2010 testimony to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, U.S. House of Representatives: The State Health Information Exchange [...]

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar on the Electronic Health Record and Personal Health Record System Functional Models

October 20, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model (EHR-S FM) and the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) on Tuesday, October 26 from 11:00 am [...]

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What is an HIE?

October 19, 2010

There have been various terms used to describe what is simply the exchange of patient data between different entities. RHIO and HIE are two terms often used, with HIE being the one most used today. What is HIE or Health Information Exchange? eHealth Initiative defines it in the most simple terms: The act of transferring [...]

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Recent Information on HIEs

October 18, 2010

Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) continue to grow in interest as many regional and state-wide initiatives begin to unfold. Highlighted below are few current articles and resources which are very helpful. HIEs: Specialize, Adapt & Survive, CMIO Magazine. From the article, a few interesting HIE examples: “The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is planning for a [...]

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Wes Rishel, Gartner, to be Featured Speaker at Conference: SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 18, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 29, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Wes Rishel, Research Vice-President and Distinguished Analyst, Healthcare Provider Team of Gartner, will be a featured business track speaker at the “SOA in Healthcare: Value in a [...]

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Two Perspectives on the Feasibility of EHR Implementation

October 17, 2010

At first glance at an optical illusion, a distinct picture is clear. However, after taking a few moments to adjust eye depth and perception, other perspectives emerge. Following a distinct moment of change, the viewer is able to understand and appreciate the significance of the artwork on an entirely new level. GEN I Feed

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Interview with Michael Mover, CIO, Riverview Hospital

October 16, 2010

As you look at the long term requirements being driven by HITECH, what are some of the challenges you are working on to meet the data exchange requirements with both physicians and patients? GEN I Feed

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RADM Theresa Cullen, Assistant Surgeon General and CIO, Indian Health Service, to be Featured Speaker at Conference: SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change

October 16, 2010

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – May 7, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Theresa Cullen, M.D., M.S., RADM, U.S. Public Health Service, Chief Information Officer, Indian Health Service (IHS), will be a featured speaker at the “SOA in Healthcare: Value [...]

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Automating Performance Measurement Using Electronic Health Records–Health Quality Measure Format Ballot Announced

October 15, 2010

A broad-based initiative, led by the National Quality Forum (NQF), announced the availability of a Health Level Seven (HL7) ballot that will advance automated performance measurement and reporting. Representatives from the NQF, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Alschuler Associates, LLC, and HL7 worked together to engage critical stakeholders in standardizing the Health Quality Measure [...]

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