The Sequoia Project’s CTO/CIO Joins ONC’s U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Task Force
Brings real-world standards & data interoperability implementation experience (Vienna, VA – February 21, 2018) – Eric Heflin, CIO/CTO for The Sequoia Project, has been appointed to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee’s […]
Improving Provider Satisfaction in the Post-HITECH Era
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine examined the impact of the HITECH Act on EHR adoption and advised policymakers on ways to improve provider satisfaction and health IT […]
Industry groups press Congress to back private-sector patient matching solutions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should provide technical assistance to private-sector led initiatives that promote patient safety by accurately identifying patients and matching them to their health […]
More Government and Industry Health IT Experts Join The Sequoia Project’s Board of Directors
Health IT experts provide strategic leadership and expanded opportunities for cross-collaboration of interoperability initiatives Vienna, VA – February 6, 2017 – The Sequoia Project, the leading independent advocate for nationwide […]
Collaboration Aims To Boost Data Exchange, Improve Interoperability
Carequality and CommonWell Health Alliance have collaborated to boost data exchange and improve interoperability among providers. As part of the partnership, CommonWell will implement Carequality’s interoperability framework, allowing its members […]
Impact of eHealth Exchange on Nationwide Interoperability
The eHealth Exchange functions at a national level to connect existing health information networks and healthcare organizations to improve the secure and information flow of patient data. Leveraging existing health […]
7 (plus 1) Predictions for Healthcare IT in 2017
Last year, I had made five predictions for healthcare information technology in 2016. In this, my final post of 2016, I will be reviewing how my predictions turned out, and […]
CommonWell, Carequality Combine EHR Interoperability Efforts
The ability of disparate electronic health records (EHRs) to exchange patient information — known as interoperability — took an important step forward on Wednesday with the announcement that CommonWell Health […]
Carequality, CommonWell partner on Interoperability, Data Sharing
Carequality and CommonWell Health Alliance have joined forces to increase data exchange and improve interoperability among healthcare providers. Under the collaboration CommonWell will implement Carequality’s interoperability framework on behalf of […]
ONC Observes Carequality in Action; Data Exchange Across Networks Triples in 60 Days
ONC Coordinator Dr. Washington Visits Carequality Participants in St. Louis Nationwide Patient Data Exchange Across Networks Triples in 60 Days ST. LOUIS, MO. (October 26, 2016) – On Tuesday, Dr. […]