Category: Press Releases
Contexture Organizations CORHIO and Health Current Achieve HITRUST CSF® Certifications to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture and Meet Compliance Requirements
Date: October 7th, 2021Topics: CORHIO Network, Data Security, Health Current, Contexture, HITRUSTDenver-based CORHIO and Phoenix-based Health Current, both health information exchanges (HIEs) that operate independently under the regional organization Contexture, recently earned separate Certified statuses for information security by HITRUST.
Read MoreCORHIO and Health Current Introduce New Regional Organization – Contexture
Date: August 3rd, 2021Topics: Health IT, Interoperability, CORHIO Network, Health Current, Health Data UtilityTwo health information exchange (HIE) leaders in Colorado and Arizona form Contexture, a new regional organization, to better deliver existing HIE services while innovating for future industry growth.
Read MoreCORHIO and Health Current Join Forces and Announce Intent to Form New Regional Organization
Date: September 30th, 2020Topics: Interoperability, CORHIO Network, Health Current, merger, Health Data UtilityTwo national leaders in health information exchange, Health Current in Arizona and CORHIO in Colorado, announced today their intent to merge to form a regional health data utility.
Read MoreDenver Health Hospital Now Connected to the CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network
Date: June 4th, 2020Topics: HIE, Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsDENVER, Colo. – June 4, 2020 – CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that Denver Health has successfully connected to its health information exchange (HIE) network. As Colorado’s primary safety-net institution, Denver Health treats 33% of Denver’s population annually, seeing nearly 930,000 total patient visits annually.
Read MoreColorado Providers Now Have Access to Medical Images via Health Information Exchange
Date: May 14th, 2020Topics: HIE, Radiology, Patient Care, Image SharingCORHIO, a health information exchange in Colorado enabling data exchange for its 19,000+ users, announced today an important milestone with Health Images. The two companies have partnered to facilitate the exchange of medical images between healthcare providers, regardless of health system or electronic health record system. This marks the first time an imaging center has made images available in the CORHIO HIE.
Read MoreColorado’s Health Information Exchanges Expand Data Sharing to Include Clinical Documents
Date: December 17th, 2019Topics: HIE, Care Coordination, Interoperability, CORHIO Network, Care SummariesQHN and CORHIO now exchange clinical documents, including care summaries of recent visits, so that no matter the geographic location of the physicians and care team, vital information can be quickly accessed throughout Colorado.
Read MoreDelta Dental and CORHIO Partner to Identify Opportunities to Improve Oral Health
Date: February 5th, 2019Topics: Data Analytics, Quality Improvement, DentalNonprofit dental insurer joins forces with health information exchange to analyze emergency room data to find intervention opportunities for oral health issues.
Read MoreCORHIO and New West Physicians Partner to Improve Patient Care and Efficiency
Date: November 14th, 2018Topics: HIE, CORHIO NetworkThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) announced that New West Physicians will soon have access to secure data in CORHIO’s health information exchange (HIE), one of the largest HIE networks in the United States.
Read MoreHealth-e-MedRecord and CORHIO Partner on Statewide Platform to Ensure Patient Wishes are Respected
Date: October 4th, 2018Topics: HIE, Advance Care PlanningElectronic Directives Will Replace Guesswork and Family Members Being Forced to Make Decisions
Read MoreCORHIO Collaborates with Wolters Kluwer to Advance Interoperability and Drive Smarter Data Analytics Insights
Date: August 20th, 2018Topics: HIE, InteroperabilityWolters Kluwer Health announced today that CORHIO has deployed Health Language Interoperability and Data Normalization Solutions to drive more meaningful insights into big data for more advanced analytics and reporting.
Read MoreState Innovation Model Funds First Blockchain-Enabled Data Aggregation and Reporting Collaboration in Colorado
Date: August 15th, 2018Topics: Blockchain, State Innovation Model, Quality MeasuresThree leading health data organizations, CORHIO, QHN and CCMCN, partner with BurstIQ to pilot a blockchain-based health data platform to enable the statewide aggregation of clinical quality measures for the Colorado State Innovation Model.
Read MoreHealth Information Exchange in Colorado to Improve Patient Matching with Verato
Date: May 15th, 2018Topics: HIE, Patient MatchingVerato’s cloud-based Referential Matching solution will streamline the CORHIO Health Information Exchange’s patient matching process.
Read MoreCORHIO Joins Ranks of Innovators Locating at Catalyst HTI
Date: May 10th, 2018Topics: Digital Health, Colorado Healthcare Leaders, CORHIO Governance & LeadershipIn an initiative to centralize Colorado’s most innovative leaders in the healthcare industry, Colorado Regional Healthcare Information Organization (CORHIO) will open a branch office and workspace at Catalyst HTI, a health technology innovation center located in Denver’s River North (RiNo) District this summer.
Read MoreHealth Information Exchange in Colorado Launches Medicity’s Community Interchange
Date: January 23rd, 2018Topics: HIE, Care SummariesBuilding on CORHIO and Medicity's well-established relationship, this technology creates a new path for placing comprehensive, usable data into the hands of health care clinicians and support staff in Colorado.
Read MoreColorado Health Information Exchange Launches Emerging FHIR Technology to Improve Data Access and Patient Care
Date: May 4th, 2017Topics: CORHIO Network, FHIRCORHIO announced today the successful launch of a new technology innovation that will make healthcare data even more portable in Colorado. CORHIO CEO Morgan Honea made the announcement at the Prime Health Innovation Summit in Denver.
Read MoreTwelve Colorado Imaging Centers Now Connected to CORHIO Health Information Exchange
Date: April 28th, 2016Topics: HIE, Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, RadiologyHealth Images, its sister center Colorado Springs Imaging, and CORHIO announced today a ground-breaking partnership that will enable more efficient healthcare services for patients across the Front Range. Health Images is now sending radiology results, including MRIs, CT scans, X-rays, Ultrasounds, and other diagnostic imaging tests performed at their 12 locations, into the secure CORHIO health information exchange (HIE) network for authorized caregivers to access. This marks the first imaging center connection to the CORHIO HIE.
Read MoreCommunity Health Partnership Provider Network Connecting to Colorado HIE
Date: June 23rd, 2015Topics: CORHIO Network, Accountable CareCommunity Health Partnership (CHP), a coalition of more than 25 provider organizations in southern Colorado, announced today that it has signed an agreement to connect to the CORHIO (Colorado Regional Health Information Organization) health information exchange (HIE) network.
Read MoreCORHIO Experiences Triple-Digit Growth in 2014
Date: February 5th, 2015Topics: HIE, CORHIO NetworkCORHIO announced today that the number of participating health care users and data available in the network grew by 111% and 118% respectively in 2014. This marks the third consecutive year of triple-digit growth rates for the Colorado health information exchange (HIE) organization.
Read MoreMetro Denver's Largest Health System Connects to the CORHIO HIE
Date: December 18th, 2014Topics: HIE, CORHIO NetworkCORHIO announced today that HealthONE’s eight Denver-area hospitals have successfully connected to its health information exchange (HIE) network. The hospitals include The Medical Center of Aurora, North Suburban Medical Center, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Rose Medical Center, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital and Swedish Medical Center. Combined, the hospitals accounted for more than 1.2 million patient encounters in the last year. HealthONE is a subsidiary of HCA.
Read MoreColorado's Health Technology Regional Extension Center Program Reaches Goals, Enables State to Be a Leader in EHR Adoption
Date: November 19th, 2014Topics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Transformation Support ServicesCORHIO announced today that the Colorado Regional Extension Center program completed its goal of helping 2,295 primary care providers and 33 rural and critical access hospitals adopt and meaningfully use electronic health records (EHR) technology. The Colorado Regional Extension Center program was funded through a federal ARRA HITECH grant, awarded to CORHIO in 2010 by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) and The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC). CORHIO administered the program and partnered with seven local health care organizations to deliver services to providers.
Read MoreCORHIO Announces Four New Board Members
Date: October 21st, 2014Topics: HIE, CORHIO Governance & LeadershipCORHIO announced the confirmation of four new members to the organization’s board of directors. The new directors elected to the board are: Patrick Gillies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Jason Greer of the Colorado Community Managed Care Network; Michelle Mills of the Colorado Rural Health Center; and Alexis Sgouros of Kaiser Permanente Colorado.
Read MoreEstes Park Medical Center Upgrades Its Health Records Technology to Improve Transitions of Care for Critically Ill and Injured Patients
Date: September 3rd, 2014Topics: Transitions of Care, Critical Access HospitalsCORHIO announced today that Estes Park Medical Center has successfully connected its electronic health record (EHR) system to the health information exchange (HIE) network. Estes Park Medical Center is the first independent critical access hospital to connect to the CORHIO HIE.
Read MoreBoulder Medical Center Joins the CORHIO HIE, Enhancing Care Coordination for Area Patients
Date: August 6th, 2014Topics: HIE, Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, Patient CareMore than 70 providers at the Boulder Medical Center, a multispecialty group that also operates an urgent care clinic, are now using health information exchange, in addition to an advanced electronic medical record system, to coordinate care for more than 200,000 annual patient visits. Through CORHIO’s secure electronic network, Boulder Medical Center doctors are now receiving laboratory results from hospitals and labs around the state without having to wait for faxes or other paper-based methods of communication. This is reducing patient wait times, helping doctors make faster and more accurate clinical decisions, and saving staff time previously spent tracking down patients’ medical records.
Read MoreSCL Health System's Denver Hospitals Now Connected to the CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network
Date: May 15th, 2014Topics: HIE, CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, Patient CareCORHIO announced today that SCL Health System’s three Denver-areas hospitals have successfully connected to its health information exchange (HIE) network. The three hospitals include Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. Combined, the hospitals provide care to more than 100,000 residents and last year reported more than 160,000 emergency room visits, over 400,000 outpatient visits and 45,000 inpatient hospitalizations.
Read MoreCORHIO Announces New Executive Director, Morgan Honea
Date: April 8th, 2014Topics: CORHIO Governance & LeadershipCORHIO announced today that Morgan Honea was selected by the board of directors to be its Executive Director. Honea, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Plains Medical Center, will assume the executive leadership role with CORHIO on May 1, 2014.
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