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Category: CORHIO in the News
Colorado HIE teams up with radiology groups
Date: April 28th, 2016Source: FierceHealth ITTopics: HIE, CORHIO Network, RadiologyColorado's health information exchange, CORHIO, is partnering with Health Images and its sister center, Colorado Springs Imaging, to improve sending of radiology results through the HIE network. Announcement
Read MoreSHIN-NY HIE Successfully Implements Patient Record Lookup
Date: April 28th, 2016Source: HealthIT InteroperabilityTopics: HIE, CORHIO Network, RadiologyCORHIO, in partnership with Health Images and Colorado Springs Imaging, has added twelve of its health imaging locations to the CORHIO repository, expanding the number of patient images accessible to providers. These are the first health imaging locations to join a Colorado HIE.
Read MoreUsing FHIR to Become the Nation’s Top Digital Health Ecosystem
Date: April 6th, 2016Source: Prime HealthTopics: Interoperability, Digital Health, FHIRLast Thursday Aneesh Chopra, the former CTO of the United States and current CEO of Hunch Analytics, spoke with members of Prime Health about how Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) could help make Colorado the number one digital health cluster in the nation. The discussion was held at the Anschutz Medical Campus and featured representatives from CORHIO, Kaiser Permanente, and Centura Health.
Read MoreCORHIO Successfully Connects With New Mexico HIE to Exchange Data
Date: March 30th, 2016Source: HIE AnswersTopics: HIE, Interoperability, CORHIO NetworkAs the first step toward state-to-state information exchange, CORHIO and the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative(NMHIC) have established connectivity. With the technical connection between New Mexico and Colorado health information exchanges (HIEs) in place, providers in both states can share clinical patient information across state lines. This is particularly important in the Four Corners region where it’s common for patients to live in one state and work in a neighboring state.
Read MoreThe Hopeful Future of Sharing Behavioral Health Data
Date: March 23rd, 2016Source: Advize HealthTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Behavioral Health, HIPAAThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) is launching a pilot program to improve patient information exchange between providers and caregivers. This program is designed in a way that once consent is given by patients, their Behavioral Healthcare Information will be shared with long term care providers and hospitals. The newly accessible documents will summarize clinical information during transitions of care so patients can be treated by community providers, all who have access to more details on the care received by the patient outside of the facility.
Read MoreSmall Number of States Successful with State-Led HIE Use
Date: March 22nd, 2016Source: HealthIT InteroperabilityTopics: HIEA recent evaluation of the State Health Information Exchange (HIE) Cooperative Agreement Program found that national HIE use score increased from 36 percent in 2010 to 79 percent in 2014, but this figured was impacted by a small number of states significantly adopting HIE programs rather than more participation across all states and territories. A handful of states influenced the national numbers. For example, in Q2 of 2012, 85 percent of total directed transactions were from Indiana, Colorado, and New York. By Q4 in 2013, 5 states represented 85 percent of the total directed transactions.
Read MoreCan technology shape the future of behavioral health?
Date: March 19th, 2016Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Patient Engagement, Behavioral HealthOutside of Nebraska, which also has a behavioral HIE called eBHIN (Electronic Behavioral Health Information Network), Young said she wasn’t aware of any other stand-alone behavioral health HIEs. However, there are HIEs starting to share behavioral health data, such as the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), which recently announced its plans to launch a pilot program to add behavioral health data on a patient-by-patient basis -- if they consent -- and share it with hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Read MoreHIE use sees 'considerable growth,' but only in a few states
Date: March 16th, 2016Source: FierceHealth ITTopics: HIEHealth information exchange adoption and use continues to see "considerable growth," but is driven only by a small number of states, according to a new report from NORC at the University of Chicago researchers. For example, in the second quarter of 2012 Indiana, Colorado and New York accounted for more than 85 percent of transactions, while in Q3 of 2013, Michigan, Colorado, Indiana, New York and Vermont accounted for more than 85 percent of the total.
Read MoreColorado HIE plans pilot to share behavioral health data
Date: March 11th, 2016Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: Patient Engagement, Long-Term Care, Behavioral HealthThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) expects to launch a pilot later this year in which the HIE will take behavioral health data on a patient-by-patient basis—for those patients that have signed a consent—and share it with healthcare counterparts in long-term care and hospitals.
Read MoreEmergency Medical Services Works on Improving Information Exchanges with Hospitals
Date: March 10th, 2016Source: Emergency ManagementTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Emergency ServicesAlthough data sharing between EMS agencies and hospitals is far from commonplace, there has been progress made in a few cities and states. For example, the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in Colorado’s Douglas and Arapahoe counties has joined the state HIE, CORHIO, to enable its paramedics to receive real-time hospital and lab information via a Web portal.
Read MoreHHS proposes adding behavioral health to EHR program
Date: February 25th, 2016Source: HealthData ManagementTopics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Behavioral HealthCurrently, federal rules prohibit behavioral health providers treating mental and substance abuse disorders from receiving incentive payments for implementing EHRs that meet Meaningful Use criteria. However, in its Fiscal Year 2017 budget submission to Congress last week, HHS included a legislative proposal to add certain behavioral health providers to the EHR Incentive Programs.
Read MoreDoes State Regulation Help Boost Health IT, HIE, EHR Adoption?
Date: February 9th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Health ITIndividual states have also committed to fostering the data-driven ecosystem through policies and regulations, participating in projects, grant programs, demonstrations, and other initiatives to encourage their local communities to begin health information exchange, transition to patient-centered care programs, and engage in population health management activities. But are these state-level policy levers an effective way to drive health IT adoption and create a meaningful, interoperable, data-driven care continuum? Do the number and type of state projects correlate to actual EHR adoption and HIE rates?
Read MoreDenver EMS bureau shows how health information exchange improves emergency medicine
Date: January 19th, 2016Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, Emergency Services, Quality ImprovementLinking its emergency medical service teams with Colorado's state health information exchange has made a big difference in how first responders are able to assess, treat and sometimes follow up with patients, according to Richard Lewis, EMS bureau chief of the Denver-area South Metro Fire Rescue Authority.
Read MoreAdding Consent-Based Exchange to a HIPAA-Based HIE
Date: January 5th, 2016Source: HealthIT InteroperabilityTopics: HIE, Patient Engagement, Behavioral Health, HIPAACORHIO is working on a capability to electronically manage the release-of-information process and redact sensitive data from exchange based on those release directives — in other words, adding consent-based exchange to a HIPAA-based HIE.
Read MoreFilling in the Gaps: Connecting Behavioral Health Data and Primary Care
Date: December 22nd, 2015Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, HIPAAThere are ongoing discussions among healthcare leaders about the need to integrate behavioral health data into primary care to improve quality of care. Two health information exchanges (HIEs) in Colorado have been working on behavioral health information integration projects and shared their initial progress during a webinar conducted by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Read MoreColorado Agency Aligns Hospital Record Systems
Date: November 13th, 2015Source: BizWestTopics: HIE, Interoperability, CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, Patient CareIf someone shows up in a Denver emergency room on Wednesday, a lot of time and money could be saved if doctors knew she’d had lab work done in Boulder the week before. With immediate access to those lab results, the doctors could launch into a course of treatment that could be more efficient, as well as more effective for the patient. This scenario is one of the drivers behind a national movement toward making health records electronically accessible to all healthcare providers. Whereas the benefits of having such a system in place include all of the above, plus a reduction in administrative costs related to managing medical records, the process includes some tough challenges.
Read MorePopulation Health Barriers Include Interoperability, Data Integration
Date: October 26th, 2015Source: FierceHealth ITTopics: HIE, Interoperability, Population HealthAs organizations take up population health management initiatives, they must address common problems, including interoperability barriers, data integration and competing health IT priorities, according to results from a recent eHealth Initiative population health survey. Morgan Honea, chief executive officer of the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), said on a webinar that examined the survey results, that his organization has focused on developing trust as a means to promote data-sharing.
Read MoreAt iHT2-Denver, Discussion of HIE Turns to Cultural and Business Issues
Date: July 21st, 2015Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Patient Engagement, Interoperability, Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, Accountable CareAt the Health IT Summit in Denver, discussion of health information exchange (HIE) turned strongly towards strategic, business, and cultural issues on the opening panel of the conference, entitled “Strategies for Advancing Interoperability,” as the Summit kicked off on July 21 at the Sheraton Downtown Denver. Tuesday’s opening panel on interoperability, which was moderated by Steve Hess, CIO at the University of Colorado Health, also included Dana Moore, senior vice president and CIO at Centura Health; Joe Preiss, chief technology officer at Evans U.S. Army Hospital; Jeff Messer, chief development officer at CORHIO; Justin Gesso, director, business development, at BETSOL; and Jeff Garland, vice president at Relay Health.
Read MoreIn Colorado, a Collaboration Around Healthcare Technology
Date: July 8th, 2015Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Interoperability, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsAcross the country, technology and clinical leaders are figuring out ways to try to promote greater interoperability of healthcare data. For seemingly everyone, it’s been an uphill climb and a steep learning curve. In the U.S., there have been pockets of success; some states are at the forefront of true data exchange, while others aren’t quite as mature. In one of these pockets is Colorado, where the Denver-based Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) recently announced that its health information exchange (HIE) has grown in number of users by 111 percent, with the amount of data available in the network having grown by 118 percent in the past year.
Read MoreContract Awarded to Merge Electronic Patient Health Records in Pikes Peak Region
Date: June 24th, 2015Source: Colorado Springs GazetteTopics: Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, Accountable CareCommunity Health Partnership - a health care coalition spanning El Paso, Teller, Park and Elbert counties - announced a contract with a nonprofit to seamlessly share patients' electronic health records among physicians offices, hospitals, mental health providers and insurers.
Read MoreColorado’s Prescription for Health, at Your Fingertips
Date: May 4th, 2015Source: Business AltitudeTopics: Mobile Health, Health IT, Patient Engagement, Digital HealthToday, 64 percent of American adults own a smartphone. And whether it's an Android or an Apple, tech and health care leaders agree that it is transforming how people take care of themselves. With a massive health care industry and access to an innovative, entrepreneurial community, leaders in this new front of health services--called digital health--say that the Denver metro area is poised to become a hub for digital health technology.
Read MoreInterview with Morgan Honea, CEO
Date: April 1st, 2015Source: https://www.rmhpcommunity.org/sites/default/files/resource/April%202015%20Ascent.pdfTopics: CORHIO Network, CORHIO Governance & LeadershipMorgan Honea, executive director, CORHIO, has been on the job for about a year. In this interview, he talks about how health IT can support Colorado's innovation plan and CORHIO's role in making that happen. COHRIO is a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care through health information exchange.
Read MoreDoD Turns to Colorado HIE for Coordination
Date: March 23rd, 2015Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Duplicate Testing, Military HealthThe Colorado Springs Military Health System had some challenges when it came to providing connected care for its 172,000 beneficiaries. Caring for service members and their families is crucially important, of course, but there are some aspects of military health that are different from civilian care. For one thing, the structured nature of the Defense Department, especially its rigorous information security protocols, can lead to some hurdles to moving seamlessly across the care continuum.
Read MoreRocky Mountain High: How CORHIO is Changing the HIE Narrative (part 2)
Date: March 17th, 2015Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Interoperability, Population HealthLast week, in the first part of a two-part interview, CORHIO CEO Morgan Honea revealed how the state of Colorado has become a model for data exchange success, giving specific examples of how the HIE has led to better patient outcomes. IIn part 2 of the interview, Honea digs into the difficulties associated with successful heath information exchange, as well as the role the federal government has, and if vendors are keeping up with provider demands. Below are excerpts of that interview.
Read MoreRocky Mountain High: How CORHIO is Changing the HIE Narrative (part 1)
Date: March 11th, 2015Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Interoperability, Population Health, Value-Based CareIn the past several months, multiple studies determined that it was too early to draw conclusions from health information exchanges (HIEs) in the U.S., given that there really hasn’t been much evaluation yet on their effects. These reports, coupled with the fact that a number of statewide HIEs are close to shutting down, if they haven’t already done so, has led to a nationwide perception that as currently constituted, health information exchanges are not sustainable, and are “doomed.” In Colorado, however, the Denver-based Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) is doing its best to change that perception, and the results are speaking for themselves.
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