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The Kansas Health Information Network, Inc. dba KONZA announced today that it has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the new National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program. KONZA is part...
As a recipient of the STAR HIE Program the Kansas Health Information Network, Inc. dba KONZA is focusing on effectively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Accreditation ensures adherence to health data processing standards and compliance with security infrastructure and integrity requirements
With compliance requirements for ONC's info blocking rule just around the corner, a poll from Pew Charitable Trusts finds a big appetite for patient access, and widespread support for providers to do better information sharing between EHR systems.
State Health Information Exchanges (HIE) come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common:
Reports show health insurers routinely scour public and private sources for consumer generated health data.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information...
Panelists at the ONC Tech Forum on Monday advised mapping the functions of health information exchanges to "confidentiality, integrity and availability."
Season 1, Ep. 7: Laura McCrary, Ed.D. President and CEO, KONZA. Topic: Data Sharing During COVID-19
Leaders from CommonWell Health Alliance, DirectTrust and Quality Health Network offered updates on their pandemic response during a recent HIMSS20 Digital event.
KONZA is pleased to announce new network connections in Kansas and Missouri which complete the
health information exchange network in the two states.
Leading Nationwide Health Information Network to Reduce Physician Burden and Improve Patient Care with Clean Clinical Data
KONZA and SacValley MedShare announced a partnership to deliver analytic services derived from health information exchange data to hospitals and providers across the Northern...
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is permitted for treatment purposes. Electronic health information exchange – a method of data transmission allowing healthcare professionals and patients to access and secure PHI electronically –
SHINE of Missouri health information exchange announces addition of Prime Healthcare to improve care coordination and patient experiences in the Kansas City regional area
with Connections to Atrium Health CareConnect and Greater New Orleans Health Information Exchange
This piece is part of the series “The Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? Privacy? Both?” which explores whether it’s possible to advance interoperability while maintaining privacy.
The Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and its subsidiary KAMMCO Health Solutions (KHS) announced today they have completed a secure electronic connection allowing the seamless...
Leaders at the Kansas Health Information Network believe that HIEs’ historical methods to create value for their members will soon be outdated.
Bringing resolution to a much needed issue for health data sharing in the Midwest, Missouri Health Connection (MHC) and the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) [and its subsidiary KAMMCO Health Solutions (KHS) dba SHINE] executed a comprehensive data...
Leaders at the Kansas Health Information Network believe that HIEs’ historical methods to create value for their members will soon be outdated
CORHIO, IHIE, and CliniSync are ready to take on the challenges of participating in the new ONC health data exchange framework.
Recent research points to how community health information exchanges (HIEs) help reduce the cost of care, improve patient safety and decrease utilization and duplication. However, one potential benefit...
The importance of exchanging data for care coordination is only heightened during a health crisis
Simplified workflow is among the many benefits organizations are coming to expect.
The Physicians Foundation, in association with six state medical societies, today announced the formation of the first of its kind interoperability fund...
Unguarded and lacking a common playbook for security, the internet of things presents plenty of new network challenges.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued for public comment draft 2 of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) that will
A quick look back at the competing specs for clinical coding and data exchange gives a glimpse of the some of the challenges still ongoing today.
Four experts offer healthcare CIOs and other executives and health IT workers crucial advice for successfully getting electronic health records up and running.
The National Coordinator talks 21st Century Cures, information blocking, Apple, consumerism, FHIR, open APIs and new business models he sees emerging amid the "overarching theme of human choice and freedom and dignity."
Four experts in healthcare cloud computing offer CIOs and other health IT workers who are starting – or maintaining – cloud migrations some well-rounded advice.
Four experts in analytics offer key suggestions for starting with the technology at a provider organization. Current analytics users also can learn from these tips.
Study Shows Hospitals Can Cut Length of Stay When They Adopt Technology That Provides Patient Data
From entertainment to early warnings, smartphones, tablets and mobile computers improve communication and care at healthcare organizations.
Info-blocking ruled the day, while APIs, FHIR, artificial intelligence and virtual reality were also prominent themes at this year’s Global Conference.
Pew’s director of HIT Ben Moscovitch says consumers prefer biometrics, notably fingerprinting, facial recognition and iris scans, for a unique identifier.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using Direct secure messaging for use cases beyond transitions of care, including release of information, communication with payers and communicating with registries.
In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Rucker graded the nation’s interoperability at, well, less than average.
In specialty forums in Orlando, Healthcare IT News and its sister brands will be co-hosting in-depth sessions on today’s hottest health IT trends and topics.
In recent months, the healthcare industry has been the number one target of cyberattacks, exposing tens of millions of customers’ identities around the world, costing more than $1 billion USD in losses.
Building upon its commitment to quality and patient safety, KAMMCO released a new Opioid/Controlled Substances dashboard for physicians, hospitals...
In addition to increasing economic costs through redundant data entry, this lack of true interoperability increases...
Early adopters understand the triumphs and trials of health IT implementation, and are willing to take a calculated risk.
New data from CMS shows 93 percent of MIPS eligible clinicians earned positive payment adjustments for their 2017 performance.
Saint Luke’s Health System will now have the ability to engage in health information exchange through KHIN.
Year 3 of the Quality Payment Program requires MIPS eligible clinicians to use 2015 CEHRT in the 2019 performance period.
The faith-based, not-for-profit health system with a significant presence in Kansas and Missouri includes...
Seven physician-led health information exchanges now contribute patient EHRs to the Military Health System with help from eHealth Exchange.
On August 30, the Military Health System (MHS) added critical medical information from seven physician-led health...
Open enrollment, which begins November 1, will not be negatively impacted, CMS says.
While the two federal agencies have worked together on vulnerability disclosures in the past, a new memorandum of agreement will improve coordination.
Technology was critical but so, too, were the personal and patient-centric stories shared on Twitter.
Recent storms, including Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Irma in Puerto Rico and Florence in North Carolina, have helped HIEs refine their approach.
On August 30, the Military Health System (MHS) added the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) to its increasing health information exchange...
Seven state medical societies announced the creation of the Health Equity Network for Change (HENC) which is focused on improving the health status of medically...
In medical facilities throughout the country, physicians, nurses, and staff are placing medical records in a tray, dialing a number...
Applied Clinical Informatics recently published “Using Clinical Data Standards to Measure Quality: A New Approach,” a peer reviewed article based on a study utilizing data from the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN), one of the largest health information exchanges in the nation with over 10,000 providers and almost 6 million patients.
While CMS Administrator Seema Verma called for the end of fax machine use by 2020, new Check Point research found a hacker could steal data from a flaw in the fax protocol.
As part of a larger strategy to encourage interoperable systems, Verma said that providers will experience reimbursement reductions if they don’t provide patients...
Thank you for the difference you make in your patients’ lives. Many of our nation’s best and brightest students go into medicine...
The purpose of quality measurement is to evaluate the care quality delivered to the patient.
What is the return on investment (ROI) for participating in a health information exchange (HIE)?
A chief medical information officer suggests that giving people easier access to their medical information is one way to improve the patient experience.
The push for nationwide interoperability and improved health data exchange have increased HIE use, which can create advantages and difficulties for providers.
New research found that community HIEs produce better results when it comes to reducing both costs and the use of unnecessary services.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, the organizations call for the agency to reduce the quality measure reporting period for MIPS...
Regional health information exchanges are not an endangered species. That was the message from a panel of HIE leaders at the 2018 State Healthcare IT...
Making sure providers have up-to-date and comparative information about drug prices and insurance coverage could help to rein in U.S. drug costs...
Newman Regional Health (NRH), a 25-bed critical access hospital in Emporia, understands the benefits derived from a collaborative working relationship with the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN).
Obama-era officials David Blumenthal and Aneesh Chopra say yes.
From Google to NIH, the message was clear at the annual health IT conference: Hospitals need to make cybersecurity a budget priority and tackle security as a team.
As health information exchange (HIE) organizations continue to evolve, HIE leaders are focused on expanding services and providing data analytics and business...
Executives share groundbreaking research on the use of longitudinal patient information to improve quality reporting at HIMSS 2018
The HIMSS18 Conference and Exhibition is set to help healthcare professionals tackle serious challenges related to health data exchange and interoperability
The revenue cycle is changing as hospitals look to adapt financial services, tech-wise, and here are some sessions happening at HIMSS18 to learn best practices.
Until recently, most doctors created their own workflows and utilized only the technology they were comfortable using.
Striving to achieve a collaborative healthcare system in Kansas, the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) distributed more than $4 Million in 2016-17.
Physicians and clinicians in Kansas and across the nation have a trusted choice when reporting key components of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
The cloud-based electronic health record vendor will be showing new features and functionalities that CEO Girish Navani says make the software smarter so it helps doctors.
Penn Medicine’s David Asch, MD, believes there are good examples in the retail market that can be applied to healthcare.
Let's take a step back from the minute-by-minute onslaught and take stock more broadly of the big, overarching trends that will animate this year in health policy.
The healthcare IT systems used to collect, store and share confidential patient information are under constant attack.
HIMSS Analytics survey indicates focus on Infrastructure, funding and human capital.
The NCQA eMeasure certification program is designed for companies that develop quality-measure reporting software that calculates quality measures using electronic clinical data.
Physicians and healthcare professionals nationwide are in the midst of unparalleled industry transformation. Successful adoption of the new performance-based delivery and payment models...
Marin General has seen a 50 percent reduction in system vulnerabilities and 100 percent participation in staff security awareness efforts -- just by building a system designed for the humans who use it.
The program will distribute Fitbit devices to a representative sample of All of Us participants for a one-year study to determine its use on a larger scale in the program.
New AMA report finds the weight of technology and administrative burdens is creeping into time physicians need for patient care.
The goal of the organization is to improve care for individual Medicare Fee-for-Service patients and the community while keeping health costs in mind.
From October 2 through October 6, stakeholders — including Congress, the Administration, nonprofits and providers — reflect on the value of health IT and raise awareness of its significance.
he devastating hurricanes that have brought destruction and death to Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico should serve as a sobering reminder to healthcare providers that disaster can strike at any time.
An analysis of Medicare spending shows notable savings in areas of the country that have an operational health information exchange (HIE).
Strategic objective, strict vendor scrutiny and board involvement, just a few cybersecurity crucial points according to experts
Patients engaged in medical care may lead to improved health, better experience with physician or facility
Healthcare quality improvements working, patients perception of care improving too
Digital patient engagement tools helps engage, educate and empower patients, family members
Estimated nearly two-thirds eligible Medicare clinicians will be exempt from MIPS in 2018
Healthcare is on the cusp of faster innovation cycles which will improve care delivery.
Healthcare providers can reduce wasteful spending by following common clinical based guidelines
Information technology showing great promise in reducing disparities in underserved populations.
New CMS proposed rule intended to reduce hospital eCQM reporting requirements
Technology has created a new era of care transition, empowering the post-acute sector.
The potential of big data is starting to become a reality at some of the leading health systems in the country.
Kansas healthcare professionals will have their first opportunity to attend a demonstration of KaMMCO Health Solutions’ (KHS) innovative suite of analytic products and services on January 24 or January 25. Attendees will discover the resources they will need as they transition to the new era of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and other Alternative Payment Models (APMs) related to MACRA.
Click here to get more details and download the brochure
Thousands of healthcare providers across the country ring in 2017 facing new challenges in meeting CMS' Quality Payment Program expectations in transitioning to a higher quality patient-centered care model. Thanks to KAMMCO Health Solutions, healthcare providers subscribing to a newly released analytic tool will be well-positioned to access patients' longitudinal medical records and use the information to favorably impact patients' care and community health.