Contexture, Arizona’s designated health information exchange, confirmed it was approached regarding a federal health data initiative championed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but declined to participate in the national effort seeking access to large-scale health data from state health information exchanges to support federal...National News
Healthcare software giant Epic Systems has filed a lawsuit against competitor health information network Health Gorilla and its clients for improperly accessing hundreds of thousands of patient records managed by the company.
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday morning in California and accused Health Gorilla of fraud and breach of...National News
Health data company Particle Health has filed an antitrust suit against Epic Systems, the largest electronic health record (EHR) vendor in the United States. Epic produces the software that manages the medical records of most Americans.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and...CMS Rules
This week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule that establishes disincentives for healthcare providers who have committed information blocking. The new rule sets penalties for hospitals, clinicians participating in MIPS and accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings...Arizona News
Last Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that will truncate the timeline for prior authorization processes to 72 hours for people who receive health coverage from insurers participating in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, or the Affordable Care Act exchange.
The CMS...National News
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the national health data exchange governed by the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) is now online.
The creation of the national health information exchange (HIE) was authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act which described the...National News
Value-based care is undoubtedly helped by new technologies and information-sharing for providers and insurers alike, but the problems that VBC faces are multifaceted and require more than just an assist from software.
Health information exchanges (HIEs) are in a uniquely strong position to help payers and providers in the quest for...Arizona News
Since its resurgence in popularity a few years ago, blockchain's capabilities have been applied across various industries to see how the digital ledger can impact businesses globally. In healthcare, organizations have noted opportunities in information exchange, administrative documentation and billions in possible savings. Now, the...Arizona News
AHCCCS has announced its new, social determinants of health (SDOH) focused Whole Person Care Initiative. The program is a collaboration with Arizona’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) to develop systems that screen for risk factors and refer beneficiaries to community resources equipped to address them.
AHCCCS describes the...Arizona News
NextGen Healthcare Inc. recently launched their Health Data Hub, which will be presented at the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA. The hub is a cloud-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform, enabling sharing and compiling of patient health data.
In a press release, CEO of Arizona's Health...
