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Check out the SHIN-NY Spotlight (Jan 2017)

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Check out the SHIN-NY Spotlight (Jan 2017)

The SHIN-NY Spotlight is a quarterly update on the progress the State is making in developing New York’s health information exchange (HIE), the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). In this issue the new Executive Director addresses the future, goals and innovations.

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New law enables New York clinicians to access patient data for minors via state HIE

The rule will help make available accurate and up-to-date information for minors who may see several physicians, or whose caregivers don’t have their medical history on-hand.

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Two-Factor Security Verification is Live

To enhance the security of protected health information (PHI), the New York State Department of Health has mandated a multi-factor authentication process before accessing data in the Healthix Portal. This process begins for Portal Users on December 20th

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eHealth Technologies Provides Diagnostic Quality Medical Images to Healthix Participants

Funding is currently available for hospitals and imaging centers to share their images with this service through Healthix.

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December Newsletter: Closing Quality Gaps, Highlights 2016, Two-Factor Security

The December issue contained articles on: the Healthix Highlights for 2016; Closing the Gap: Healthix Commitment to Data Quality and Integrity; Two-Factor Security Verification for Healthix Portal Users; News fromCrains Health Pulse. Fierce Healthcare, Digital Health; Marking World’s AIDs Day: Amida Care and ICL Celebrates 30 years Providing for a Community in Need. Also a Happy Holidays from the Healthix Team

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How New York RHIO Tackles Patient Matching by Fierce Healthcare

Patient matching continues to challenge healthcare organizations, though a glimmer of progress emerged in a report accompanying a fiscal 2017 funding bill, in which the House appropriations committee directed the Department of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance to private-sector-led patient-matching initiatives.

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October News: Cross RHIO Alerts, Health Claims Data Available, Digital Health Conference Discount & More

In this issue: Cross RHIO Clinical Event Notifications are Live; Health Plan Claims Data is Now Available; New Partnership with Verato Enhances Patient Matching; NYeC Digital Conference – Discount for Registration; Understanding the Risk and Rewards of Participating in DSRIP; Congratulations to NYU Lutheran on an EPIC Rollout; SHIEC Third Annual Meeting a Success

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EVENT: NYeC Digital Health Conference – Dec 6-7

Use the discount code HEALTHIX and get 15% off the 2016 NYeC Digital Health Conference (DHC) held in NYC. The event brings together hundreds of senior-level healthcare professionals to learn about cutting-edge innovations and foster dynamic conversation addressing how healthcare is being redefined through technology.
HEALTHIX and receive 15% off tickets.

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DON’T MISS EVENT: Understanding the Risk and Rewards of Participating in DSRIP

Tatum, Withum and Garfunkel Wild are pleased to present this complimentary panel discussion exclusively for Private Equity Investors, Hospital Organizations, Independent Physician Practices, Healthplans and Vendor Solution Providers. Hear from industry leaders on Understanding the Risks & Rewards of participating in the NYS DSRIP program.

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Healthix Strives to Enhance Patient Matching Within its HIE Platform

Healthix matches patient records from 300 disparate sources for more than 16 million patients through its HIE platform. In order to deliver the right patient data to the right providers at the point of care, health information exchange (HIE) organizations must ensure that their patient matching process is as efficient and accurate as possible. To this end, New York City-based Healthix, Inc., is taking steps to improve accuracy and efficiency in identifying and linking patient records across its platform through its partnership with Verato..

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HIE advances efforts to match patients to their records -Health Data Management

Healthix, a large health information exchange vendor serving New York City and Long Island, is going live with a new service to improve the matching of patients with their records.

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Dr. Salvatore Volpe to receive prestigious Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice Award

Dr. Volpe has shown unparalleled commitment and dedication to promoting a coordinated health care system that achieves improved quality and access.

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August Newsletter: Patient Portal, Interactive Participant List, Alerts for 30-Day ED Re-admits and More

In this issue we introduce the new Website, Interactive Participant List, Patient Portal. PPS Partner integration, Alerts for 30-day re-admit, Auditor tool, Staten Island PPS recognition and J2 rated best companies to work for.

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Karen DeSalvo, MD, Steps Down as National Coordinator of ONC for HHS Role

Karen DeSalvo, M.D. is focusing on her full-time role as Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. Vindell Washington, MD, will replace her as National Coordinator, overseeing the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

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Why HIE Data Analytics are Critical for Behavioral Healthcare (Health IT Analytics)

In the healthcare industry, “interoperability” is more than just a technical term for the way electronic health record systems shuffle information back and forth.

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Healthix Partners with HBI Solutions, Adding Real-time Predictive Analytics to HIE Offerings

Healthix, the nation’s largest public health information exchange (HIE), with data of over 16 million patients, has selected HBI Solutions to offer predictive analytics and performance analysis capabilities to its participant organizations.

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Healthix Now Certified with eHealth Exchange

The eHealth Exchange, a rapidly growing network of exchange partners who securely share clinical data across the U.S., using a standardized approach and leveraging a common legal and governance framework, has certified Healthix to share health information with other states and certified organizations.

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Healthix Selected for Medicaid Claims Data Integration Pilot

The availability of Medicaid claims data through the RHIO has been long anticipated. NYSDOH has selected Healthix and three other New York State RHIOs (Bronx RHIO, Hixny, and HealtheConnections) to participate in a pilot to integrate Medicaid claims data into the HIE.

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Medical Record Sharing Yields Better Care and Improved Outcomes

Electronic medical records have replaced paper, but what’s gaining traction now is linking health care providers across multiple settings with access to patients’ records.

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SpectraMedix Contracts with Healthix to Facilitate DSRIP Data Sharing

SpectraMedix has contracted with Healthix, a New York State Qualified Entity (QE), to enable health information exchange between New York City and Long Island area healthcare providers and the Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS).

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