Assuring High Availability in Healthcare Interfacing
Wed, 8/20/2014 - 4:39pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; High availability is a term used in the software industry to indicate that the application is available and running as expected a high percentage of the time. Availability is measured in percentage of up time for the system. For example, if a system has a 24-hour expected processing time and is down 17.5 hours per year, it has a 99.8% availability.
In a modern, connected healthcare environment, high availability is absolutely critical, yet th...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - August 20, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Using Web Services for Public Health Reporting
Thu, 8/14/2014 - 4:23pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; As part of August’s monthly online user group session for Corepoint Health customers, Mike Stockemer presented the most common ways customers are using web services to exchange documents via Corepoint Integration Engine.
Mike presented five different real-world scenarios in which Corepoint Health customers are exchanging health data using web services:
Deliver HL7 messages to a state agency
Deliver CDA documents to a health informatio...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Syndromic Surveillance and Reportable Labs in Meaningful Use
Wed, 7/30/2014 - 9:28amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Stage 2 of Meaningful Use requires caregivers to send syndromic surveillance and reportable labs results to their state’s department of public health. These two components are often referred to as the public health objectives of Meaningful Use. But what, exactly, are syndromic surveillance and reportable labs and what will the results be used for?
According to the ONC, eligible hospitals must submit syndromic surveillance, electronic lab re...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - July 30, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Health IT Innovation Begins Locally
Tue, 7/22/2014 - 4:58pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Is innovation possible in health IT? This is a common question that is aimed directly at the enormous size of the healthcare industry in the U.S. and the costs associated with enterprise software. Many feel that in a large industry with human lives in the balance real innovation is impossible because the bureaucracy is designed to prevent risk-taking behavior and maintain the status quo.
To illustrate the scope: in 2011, according to numbers ...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - July 22, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
GeekBeat.tv Hosts to Visit Corepoint Connect 2014
Wed, 7/16/2014 - 3:25pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Our annual Corepoint Connect user group conference is just around the corner and the event is shaping up to be the best one yet. On our facebook page yesterday we announced the exciting news that GeekBeat.tv hosts Cali Lewis and John P. will provide this year’s keynote address.
Post by Corepoint Health.
For those not familiar with GeekBeat.tv, I encourage you to visit their website and browse the popular videos they publish dail...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - July 16, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Comparing Interface Engines
Conclusion
Any modern interface engine will provide you flexibility and control. Your focus in evaluating interface engines should be on the user experience that surrounds the interface construction, support, and maintenance process. The fact that an interface engine has coding as a requirement to build interfaces does not make it more flexible.
Dave Shaver was the chief architect and manager of development for the first big interface engine in healthcare (1993-97) and started Corepoint Health in 1997. He’s deeply involved in the HL7 standards community, including co-chair of HL7 Infrastructure and Messaging committee...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - July 1, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dave.Shaver Source Type: blogs
Meaningful Use Concerns at MUSE 2014
Wed, 6/18/2014 - 11:29amRob Brull0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; The 2014 International MUSE Conference for Meditech Users was held in Dallas the last week of May. Throughout the education sessions, several repeating themes emerged, all having to do with Meaningful Use:
The recent announcement about 2011 Edition EHR Technologies being able to be used for 2014 Meaningful Use Attestation. While Meditech has been diligent in getting its software certified for the 2014 Edition, providers are utilizing a vari...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - June 18, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: rob.brull at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
What Else Can I Do With My Interface Engine?
Tue, 6/10/2014 - 3:51pmChristopher Stehno0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Now that you have a robust interface engine like Corepoint Integration Engine handling all or at least most of your message traffic, maybe it’s time to start thinking about what else the engine can do for you.
For example, many organizations leverage the engine to transport their healthcare claims to a clearinghouse for dissemination to payers. It makes lots of sense to engage the services of a clearinghouse since there are often 100s...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - June 10, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Christopher.Stehno Source Type: blogs
HIE Connectivity Strategies in Healthcare
Tue, 6/3/2014 - 8:29amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; According to a HIMSS Analytics report “Current State of Health Data Interoperability in the United States,” healthcare organizations are moving to create private, or enterprise-level health information exchange solutions to skirt the bureaucracy and long-term uncertainty of joining and connecting to public HIE organizations.
The report, which was commissioned by Corepoint Health, details HIMSS Analytics’ findings from a focus group they ...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - June 3, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Bullish about Health IT at Texas HIMSS
Wed, 5/21/2014 - 8:09amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; At the Texas Regional HIMSS conference, David Muntz, senior vice president and CIO at GetWellNetwork, offered some refreshingly provocative thoughts on the current state of the health IT industry.
“There is no more opportunity than in health IT,” he said. However, focus is the top challenge for health IT professionals because there is so much work to be done to support the caregiving team and also to meet the very challenging requirements...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - May 21, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Innovation in Healthcare IT
Tue, 5/13/2014 - 3:18pmRob Brull0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Ed Marx, SVP/CIO of Texas Health Resources, provided an uplifting start to the Texas HIMSS Regional conference in Dallas. The topic of the morning was “Creating and Sustaining Innovation.” With healthcare IT trying to provide the type of interoperability necessary to improve quality and keep up with patient demands, the room was filled with eager attendees and was standing room only.
“Innovation is not me. It is pervasive. It involves ever...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - May 13, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: rob.brull at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Interoperability Success Story: Anne Arundel Medical Center
Wed, 5/7/2014 - 9:46amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; In this Interoperability Success story featuring Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), we’ll highlight how the organization successfully connected the hospital’s main Epic system to the athenahealth system shared by their 49 separate, affiliated ambulatory physician offices.
Creating a connected health system directly supports AAMC’s strategic plan, titled AAMC’s Vision 2020, which includes building a “System of Care” where the local...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - May 7, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Integration and Meaningful Use: Customer Survey Results
Wed, 3/19/2014 - 8:47amRob Brull0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6};
At the monthly Corepoint Health User Group meeting last week, participants responded to a survey regarding utilization of Corepoint Integration Engine for integration related to Meaningful Use. The survey results indicate a preference for provider facilities to utilize an integration engine for Meaningful Use objectives illustrated in the above graph.
Three-quarters of the respondents indicated that they are using the integration engine when re...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - March 19, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: rob.brull at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
HIMSS Analytics Report: Difficulties Aligning HIE Stakeholders
Wed, 3/12/2014 - 10:48amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6};
We recently commissioned a HIMSS Analytics white paper that consists of several CIOs and VPs from hospitals and healthcare systems of all sizes. We were looking to get unbiased information about where the industry currently stands with interoperability activities, what challenges are causing the most difficulty, and what steps are being taken to overcome the obstacles. HIMSS Analytics did a fantastic job and I encourage you to download the...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - March 12, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
HIMSS14 Review: Lessons Learned From Connecting 11 Partners in Four Months
Fri, 3/7/2014 - 1:44pmRob Brull0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6};
See my other HIMSS14 session reviews: Overcoming The Current and Future Challenges ACOs Will Face & Pushing the Boundaries of Semantic Interoperability Across Payer-Provider Networks
Jefferson Radiology, based in East Hartford, Conn., embarked on a project to connect 11 partners in four months with the intent of meeting Meaningful Use requirements for Stage 1. To complicate things further, the project involved utilizing eight new vendors, ...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - March 7, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: rob.brull at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
