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Category: CORHIO e-Newsletter
Defining MACRA: What You Need to Know
Date: February 10th, 2016Topics: MACRA, Transformation Support Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)MACRA is known as the “doc fix” bill because of its financial effect on how providers are paid by Medicare. MACRA repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that has created uncertainty in Medicare payments to physicians for over a decade. In addition to the end of SGR, the new law outlines a path from traditional fee-for-service to rewarding value over volume through two payment tracks: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternate Payment Models (APM).
Read MoreCORHIO Selected to Improve Information Exchange Technology and Care Transitions for New Grant Program
Date: February 10th, 2016Topics: Care Coordination, Transitions of Care, Colorado Department of Health Care, Policy and Financing (HCPF)The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) awarded Colorado Dept. of Health Policy & Financing the Colorado Advanced Interoperability Initiative grant in 2015. CORHIO and Quality Health Network, Colorado’s two health information exchange (HIE) organizations, have been selected to provide HIE services for the program.
Read MoreFederal Interoperability Roadmap: The Impact to Providers (Part 3)
Date: January 13th, 2016Topics: Meaningful Use, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, InteroperabilityThis third of a three-part series outlines components of the ONC’s recently released Interoperability Roadmap to help providers understand what it means to them as they continue in the EHR Incentive Programs.
Read MoreData From SCL Health Ambulatory Clinics Now Available in CORHIO HIE
Date: January 13th, 2016Topics: Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsSix ambulatory clinics at SCL Health System are now sending clinical data into the CORHIO HIE, so community providers can access this information to better care for patients.
Read MoreFederal Interoperability Roadmap: The Impact to Providers (Part 2)
Date: December 16th, 2015Topics: Meaningful Use, InteroperabilityThis second of a three-part series outlines components of the ONC’s recently released Interoperability Roadmap to help providers understand what it means to them as they continue in the EHR Incentive Programs.
Read MoreCORHIO Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 16th, 2015Topics: CORHIO Governance & LeadershipPeggy Micklich, CPA, former Chief Financial Officer at Sunrise Community Health, has joined CORHIO’s executive team.
Read MoreHIMSS Conference to Feature CORHIO Participants
Date: December 16th, 2015Topics: HIE, CORHIO Network, Colorado Healthcare Leaders, Emergency ServicesDr. Mark Prather, CEO of DispatchHealth, and Rick Lewis, EMS Bureau Chief at South Metro Fire Rescue Authority, will discuss the use of the CORHIO HIE in EMS settings at the annual HIMSS conference in March.
Read MorePatient Data From Pagosa Springs Medical Center Now Available to Community Providers
Date: November 18th, 2015Topics: CORHIO Network, Patient Care, Critical Access HospitalsProviders in Colorado who are participating in the CORHIO health information exchange network now have access to patient data from Pagosa Springs Medical Center, enabling better patient care coordination.
Read MoreNew Meaningful Use Frequently Asked Questions Released by CMS
Date: November 18th, 2015Topics: Meaningful Use, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCMS has released helpful FAQs relating to the Health Information Exchange, Patient Portal, Patient Education, and Secure Electronic Messaging objectives of Meaningful Use. Particularly helpful is the FAQ on whether EPs or EHs can count a transition of care sent via a third party.
Read MoreFederal Interoperability Roadmap: The Impact to Providers (Part 1)
Date: November 18th, 2015Topics: Meaningful Use, Interoperability, Value-Based Care, Patient CareThis first of a three-part series outlines components of the ONC’s recently released Interoperability Roadmap to help providers understand what it means to them as they continue in the EHR Incentive Programs. This document will be an important guide as Meaningful Use continues to progress toward Stage 3.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know on Final Meaningful Use Rulings; Slides From CORHIO Boot Camp
Date: October 28th, 2015Topics: Meaningful UseEarlier this month, the final Meaningful Use rulings from CMS were published, which affect all stages of the program. Here is a summary of those changes along with informative slides from CORHIO’s recent educational event, including more details on new Meaningful Use objectives.
Read MoreNew Grant Opportunities Available for Qualified Practices in Colorado
Date: October 28th, 2015Topics: Transformation Support Services, Primary Care, Accountable CareThere are new healthcare grants available to Colorado practices offered by the State of Colorado and other sources. Colorado physician practices and medical clinics may be eligible for both monetary compensation and free services from one or more of many healthcare grants being offered in Colorado.
Read MoreProgressive Rural Hospital Now Sending Data into CORHIO HIE
Date: September 30th, 2015Topics: CORHIO Network, Critical Access Hospitals, Rural HealthcareMt. San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad has started sending clinical data into the CORHIO Community Health Record, including laboratory results and admit, discharge, and transfer (ADT) notifications. Now any CORHIO participant can access the data via the PatientCare 360® web portal or through their electronic health record (EHR) system.*
Read MoreState Public Health Department Enhancing Disease Reporting With HIE Data
Date: September 30th, 2015Topics: Public Health ReportingThe Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment is using data from CORHIO to complete important disease reporting. CDPHE does very important work for Coloradans – including helping to improve the quality of our drinking water, food, and even our air. One of the divisions working hard at CDPHE to help our state is the disease control division. They track cases of communicable diseases, cancer, foodborne illness and more– and are now using the CORHIO PatientCare 360® web portal to help with this tracking and reporting
Read MoreCORHIO Unveils New Website
Date: August 26th, 2015Topics: HIE, Transformation Support Services, CORHIO NetworkCORHIO recently unveiled our new website at www.corhio.org. The site includes many new features and functions – based on feedback received from participants and community members. The website includes new information on the latest healthcare topics, enhanced site-wide search capabilities, a more searchable participant map, and a blog.
Read MoreEmergency Physicians Study Lack of Information at the Point of Care
Date: August 26th, 2015Topics: HIE, Emergency Services, Patient CareIn a paper published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, a group of emergency doctors from the American College of Emergency Physicians discuss the lack of patient information at the point of care, as patients often receive care from multiple providers in multiple settings. This can lead some emergency physicians to feel like they’re “flying blind” with no patient history, such as information on medication allergies.
Read MoreCORHIO PatientCare 360 – Now Compatible With More Internet Browsers
Date: August 26th, 2015Topics: PatientCare 360We want to be sure you know that PatientCare 360 is now compatible with newer versions of the Internet Explorer web browser, as well as Firefox and Safari. The expanded browser compatibility was made possible by last month’s network upgrade and we are pleased to offer our HIE participants more flexibility with Internet browsers.
Read MorePathology Results From MetroPath to Improve Patient Care, Save Provider Time
Date: July 22nd, 2015Topics: CORHIO Network, LaboratoriesMetropolitan Pathologists (MetroPath) is in the process of connecting to the CORHIO HIE, which will make their pathology test results available to any provider participating in the CORHIO network. With MetroPath’s upcoming connection to the CORHIO network, physicians and other care providers can potentially eliminate having multiple logins to different lab portals.
Read MoreThree Provider Groups Becoming PCMHs With Help from CORHIO
Date: July 22nd, 2015Topics: Transformation Support Services, Medical Home ModelThe process of becoming a recognized patient-centered medical home (PCMH)TM can be time-consuming for primary care practices and medical clinics, especially for smaller groups with limited resources. CORHIO’s medical home experts are working closely with providers across the state to help them through the NCQA patient-centered medical home process. Hilltop Family Physicians, Summit Medical Clinic and Metro Community Provider Network – all current participants in the CORHIO HIE network – are working with CORHIO’s Transformation Support Services team to achieve medical home recognition by NCQA.
Read MoreColorado and Kansas HIEs Team Up for Advanced State-to-State Exchange of Patient Data
Date: July 22nd, 2015Topics: HIE, Interoperability, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsPatient data from Colorado-based Centura Health is now available to Kansas providers as a result of a new connection between KHIN and CORHIO. The connectivity between the HIEs allows discrete data to transmit from one HIE to another, and route to authorized health care providers within their EHR workflow and is also available via KHIN’s secure, web-based patient query portal. Utilizing this type of advanced technology allows for a more robust type of exchange than connectivity limited to Direct message exchange.
Read MoreImportant Announcement on CORHIO System Upgrade
Date: June 24th, 2015Topics: CORHIO NetworkTo improve overall data quality and enhance the web portal user experience, a major upgrade of CORHIO’s system is underway. A brief outage will occur from June 26-28. If you need test results or other patient information while the system is down, please contact the hospital or lab directly.
Read MoreCommunity Health Partnership in Southern Colorado Joins CORHIO Network
Date: June 24th, 2015Topics: CORHIO Network, Accountable CareCommunity Health Partnership (CHP) will begin the process of connecting its members’ electronic health record (EHR) systems to the CORHIO network starting next month. CHP is a coalition of more than 25 provider organizations in southern Colorado, including some of the largest health care provider organizations in Colorado Springs and the greater Pikes Peak region. CHP collectively provides care to more than 143,000 patients.
Read MoreCORHIO Expands Expertise in Medical Home Practice Transformation
Date: June 24th, 2015Topics: Transformation Support Services, Medical Home ModelTo help Colorado practices pursue medical home recognition, CORHIO’s Transformation Support Services team expands expertise in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognition program.
Read MoreA Sneak Peek at CORHIO’s New PatientCare 360® Portal
Date: June 3rd, 2015Topics: PatientCare 360Five new video tutorials are now available that explain how to log in, search for a patient, view patient summaries, view encounters, and create care summaries in the soon-to-be-upgraded PatientCare 360® platform.
Read MoreFirst Responders Utilizing HIE for Quality Improvement Training
Date: June 3rd, 2015Topics: Emergency ServicesSouth Metro Fire Rescue Authority is using CORHIO for more timely – and more relevant – quality improvement training after emergency calls. All of South Metro Fire Rescue Authority’s firefighters are trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and more than a third are paramedics, which requires a higher level of training. To prepare for ongoing medical team training, previous to joining CORHIO, SMFRA had to call hospitals and ask for follow-up patient information.
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