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ONC reveals new HIE privacy and security requirements

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released new requirements and guidance for health information exchanges operating in the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative

HIEs not exempt from HIPAA principles

Health information exchanges (HIEs), a cornerstone for interoperability and data sharing in Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, are just as subject to HIPAA's privacy and security concepts as providers,

Experts: Meaningful Use Stage 2 could put an end to patient data-hoarding

Stage 2 of Meaningful Use may do more than spur the adoption of EHRs and the growth of health information exchange (HIE). It could change the way that providers regard their patient records, a panel

Highmark creates statewide health information network

Highmark is creating a health information exchange (HIE), containing millions of patients' medical records that will allow hospitals and doctors across Pennsylvania to exchange patient information.

Health information exchange calls for doc buy-in

Physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers are collaborating in a new data infrastructure, health information exchanges (HIE). The aim is to leverage information technology to foster

ONC workgroup jumps into Meaningful Use Stage 3 development

Some major challenges remain in the move to the third stage of Meaningful Use, according the Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) Health IT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Workgroup, which

States, vendors collaborate on data connectivity specifications

The EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, a collaboration among seven states, eight electronic health record vendors, and three health information exchanges, has agreed on several standard health data

HIMSS: Majority of hospitals don't qualify for Meaningful Use

While the number of hospitals ready or likely to meet the Meaningful Use requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs has grown, more than half remain

Blumenthal's 4 keys to successful health information exchange

The successful exchange of health information among providers and insurers, as well as other healthcare players, will "unleash capabilities we can't even imagine," making the entire healthcare

Mostashari pushes for HIE, calls inaction risky

For health information exchange (HIE) to become widely adopted, the standards for HIE need to support advanced functions of electronic health records and address transport, security and content,