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Category: CORHIO in the News
How HIEs Contribute to Clinical Analytics, Population Health
Date: November 3rd, 2014Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: HIE, Population HealthWith the tight focus on EHR interoperability and data sharing among partners along the healthcare continuum, both public and private health information exchanges (HIEs) are enjoying a moment in the limelight. Private HIEs are growing in popularity among former competitors in local communities, and many statewide organizations have achieved financial sustainability, and are now beginning to expand their services to include clinical analytics and population health management features. HIEs may now be a fact of life, but are they necessary for truly effective analytics? How should analytics-minded providers choose to invest their time, money and infrastructure when it comes to data exchange?
Read MoreIT Spending No Small Undertaking for Providers
Date: October 2nd, 2014Source: FierceHealthITTopics: Health ITAt a Health IT Policy Committee governance subgroup meeting in mid-August, Carl Dvorak, president of EHR vendor Epic said that at least one factor limiting health data exchange is that some health information exchanges nationwide force participants to pay full and exorbitant fees for participation, even in the case of providers using individual services such as access to public health and immunization registries. Morgan Honea, executive director for CORHIO--a nonprofit health information exchange that electronically connects providers throughout the state--who also testified at the meeting, took issue with what he saw as generalizations by Dvorak, calling them "unfair."
Read MoreDigital Medical Records Become Common, but Sharing Remains Challenging
Date: September 30th, 2014Source: New York TimesTopics: HIE, EHRsAs a practicing ear, nose and throat specialist in Ahoskie, N.C., Dr. Raghuvir B. Gelot says that little has frustrated him more than the digital record system he installed a few years ago. The problem: His system, made by one company, cannot share patient records with the local medical center, which uses a program made by another company
Read MoreHospital EHR System Connected To State HIE To Improve Transitions Of Care
Date: September 10th, 2014Source: Health IT OutcomesTopics: HIE, EHRs, Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, Transitions of CareRecently, Estes Park Medical Center (EPMC) announced it has successfully connected its electronic health record (EHR) system to the health information exchange network of the CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization. Estes Park Medical Center is the first independent critical access hospital to connect to the Colorado HIE.
Read MoreReplacing An Ambulance With A Station Wagon
Date: September 5th, 2014Source: NPR - ShotsTopics: Care Coordination, Emergency ServicesWhen a fire department gets a call for medical help, most of them scramble both an ambulance and a fully staffed fire truck. But that's way more than most people need, according to Rick Lewis, chief of emergency medical services at South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in the Denver suburbs. "It's not the prairie and the Old West anymore, where you have to be missing a limb to go to the hospital," Lewis says, "Now it's a sore throat or one day of cold or flu season sometimes, and that can be frustrating for people, I know it is."
Read MoreHIE, Advanced EMR System Make Coordinated Care A Snap
Date: August 27th, 2014Source: Health IT OutcomesTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, Patient CareBoulder 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 MoreBeing Prepared For a Car Accident Can Save Money, Stress
Date: August 18th, 2014Source: Denver PostTopics: HIE, Emergency ServicesBy definition, the idea of being prepared for an accident is an oxymoron. But you can take some steps that will help make it easier to deal with the aftermath. Anyone who spends much time in a car is at risk for being in a vehicle accident, especially if you're between ages 15 and 24 or over age 65. Emergency department staff nationally treated more than 2.3 million drivers and passengers injured in motor vehicle accidents in 2009.
Read MoreBoulder Medical Center Connects to Statewide HIE
Date: August 8th, 2014Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: CORHIO NetworkMore than 70 providers at the Colorado-based Boulder Medical Center, a multi-specialty group that also operates an urgent care clinic, are now using health information exchange (HIE), in addition to an advanced electronic medical record (EMR) system, to coordinate care for more than 200,000 annual patient visits. Through the CORHIO 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.
Read MoreHealthier Colorado Spotlight: True North Health Navigation
Date: August 1st, 2014Source: Colorado Health Institute, Reaching Our PeakTopics: HIE, PatientCare 360, Care Coordination, Emergency ServicesOn a hot morning in the middle of June, Eric Bleeker and Katie Romero jumped into a red and white Ford SUV stocked with medical gear and rushed to a 911 patient who had been bitten by a dog. On the way to the scene, Romero, a nurse practitioner for 15 years, pulled up the patient's medical records on an iPad.
Read MoreThink Globally, Practice Locally: How Population Health Will Improve Health, Reduce Costs
Date: July 14th, 2014Source: Colorado Medicine, a publication of the Colorado Medical SocietyTopics: Population HealthAs physicians, we spend much time with our patients treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental health. But to really move the needle on such conditions, we need to invest at least as much time – if not more time – on the population-based practice of medicine, rather than merely treating individuals. That’s why the concept of “population health” has gained support from the medical community in recent years.
Read MoreCan Gathering and Managing Patient Information Be Less Challenging?
Date: July 2nd, 2014Source: CAFP News, an official publication of the Colorado Academy of Family PhysiciansTopics: HIE, EHRs, Care CoordinationOne of the biggest complaints from physicians, as well as nurses and other practice staff, is how difficult and time-consuming it can be to collect complete clinical histories for new patients, or manage the needs of complex and chronic disease patients who are seen by multiple physicians. Often there are many phone calls back and forth between offices and stacks of paper faxes for which the relevant patient information is hard to find. Even worse, the information you need today may not arrive until weeks after a referral appointment or hospital discharge. The process of gathering and managing patient records is frustrating, and most health care professionals have just learned to accept it. Although you and your practice staff have developed into expert information gatherers, there is a way to cut back on this tedious and inefficient work.
Read MoreHealth Information Exchange is a Key to Better Transitions, Better Outcomes and Cost Savings
Date: July 1st, 2014Source: LeadingAge MagazineTopics: HIE, Value-Based Care, Long-Term Care, Transitions of CareIn today’s health care environment, the smooth transition of patients between settings has become critical to achieving the triple aim of improved outcomes at lower cost and with better patient experiences. Even so, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers often lack complete medical information about the people they admit. Most providers still rely on fax and phone communication, rather than using an electronic health information exchange (HIE), which moves clinical information among providers, using national standards, while maintaining the integrity of the data.
Read MoreHow Health Information Exchange Fits Into Population Health
Date: June 5th, 2014Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Population HealthThe continuum of care is extensive landscape and many patients are beginning to encounter its many different settings as the healthcare industry continues to evolve, both on its own and by mandate. Although the patient is being moved to the center as part of healthcare reform, it is the health of an entire patient population that is gaining more and more attention.
Read MoreThree SCL Health System Hospitals Join CORHIO
Date: May 20th, 2014Source: Modern Healthcare (free registration may be required to view)Topics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThree Denver-area hospitals in the SCL Health System have connected their electronic health-record systems to the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization to help them coordinate the care of patients with other healthcare organizations in the Denver and Boulder (Colo.) area. The three are 190-bed Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, 380-bed Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and 369-bed Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver.
Read MoreEHR Vendors Lag in Stage 2 Upgrades
Date: May 2nd, 2014Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAttesting to Stage 2 meaningful use in 2014 may be difficult to come by for small and mid-sized provider groups, with one big reason being the electronic health record vendors' dilatory pace in actually upgrading their systems. "We've seen a ton of progress with EHR adoption since 2010," said Erin Dormaier, program manager for CFMC. "But this year the challenge is the 2014 upgrade."
Read MoreMilitary Health System Enters Colorado’s Health Information Exchange
Date: May 2nd, 2014Source: The MERCURY, an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army Medical DepartmentTopics: Military Health, CORHIO NetworkThe recently established Defense Health Agency’s Colorado Springs Military Health System has entered the state’s health information exchange (HIE) which is a formal way to improve medical information flow between military and civilian providers.
Read MoreMobile Medical Unit Brings the ER to the Patient
Date: March 28th, 2014Source: Denver Business JournalTopics: CORHIO Network, Emergency ServicesAs health-care leaders look for ways to reduce costs, True North Health Navigation officials believe they’ve found a way to eliminate one of the most hated health expenses — the price tag for carting people to a hospital emergency room in an ambulance, often for non-emergency situations.
Read MoreUsing Technology to Reinvent the House Call
Date: March 27th, 2014Source: Integrated Healthcare Delivery & EMS WorldTopics: HIE, Health IT, Emergency ServicesIn the old days when physicians made house calls, they often had the advantage of knowing their patients. They were familiar with their past medical history, medications and test results because they had been their sole medical provider. Although this model is a good one, it’s been impractical in the modern world—until now. Last year, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) and True North Health Navigation teamed up to provide Colorado’s first-ever mobile emergency medical unit with access to patient medical information.
Read MoreMilitary Providers Join Colorado Health Information Exchange
Date: March 27th, 2014Source: Modern Healthcare (free registration may be required to view)Topics: Military Health, CORHIO NetworkHealthcare providers in the Defense Department's Military Health System in Colorado are joining that state's civilian-sponsored health information exchange, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, the Defense Health Agency has announced. The new health information exchange participants are Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, and the medical clinics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base, all in Colorado Springs.
Read MoreCORHIO Aims to Reduce ER Visits Through HIE
Date: March 14th, 2014Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Emergency ServicesThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has opened its health information exchange (HIE) to True North Health Navigation—a mobile emergency medical unit—to allow access to vital patient information through the HIE. While en route to non-life-threatening 911 calls, True North Health Navigation practitioners have access to complete patient medical histories, including recent treatments and medications. This allows practitioners to diagnose and treat patients with greater accuracy and safety while eliminating the cost of unnecessary trips to the emergency room, according to officials.
Read MoreMoving Forward on Image-Sharing in Colorado—CORHIO’s New Thrust
Date: March 3rd, 2014Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: CORHIO Network, Image SharingThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has been moving forward on numerous fronts. Already, more than 1,900 office-based providers, 47 hospitals, and 126 long-term and post-acute care facilities are now connected to each other via the Denver-based health information exchange (HIE). What’s more, CORHIO was one of 16 HIEs in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain States announcing in February that they were coming together as the Mid-States Consortium of Health Information Organizations
Read MoreUse the ARM: Mobile medicine helps low-acuity patients
Date: February 21st, 2014Source: Journal of Emergency Medical ServicesTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Emergency ServicesThe Denver metro area isn’t Gotham City. It doesn’t have Batman or Robin or the Riddler, but it does have the Batmobile. A gadget-laden EMS Batmobile to be exact. And it would make even Batman envious.
Read More16 HIOs to Collaborate on More Robust Exchange
Date: February 20th, 2014Source: FierceHealthITTopics: HIE, InteroperabilitySixteen health information organizations (HIOs) in Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states are teaming up to address the toughest issues limiting data sharing from a highly mobile populace.Their goal is to ensure that patients' information follows them, no matter where they go, according to an announcement. Though some of the organizations share data through DIRECT technology and query-based exchange, differing state laws, patient consent policies and approaches to sharing protected health information still present barriers to letting patient records follow them as they travel.
Read MoreKaiser Permanente Inks Big HIE Deal
Date: February 19th, 2014Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: CORHIO Network, Health PlansColorado's largest nonprofit health plan has solidified a deal with the state's regional health information exchange, agreeing to participate in the network going forward. Kaiser Permanente Colorado, which currently serves some 545,000 members, announced Tuesday it would be the first health plan in the state to join the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, a deal which officials say will provide Kaiser physicians with holistic data on their members when care is provided outside of the health plan's network
Read MoreSixteen HIOs to Form Consortium for Better HIE Creation
Date: February 19th, 2014Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, InteroperabilitySixteen health information organizations (HIOs) in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states have joined to create the Mid-States Consortium of Health Information Organizations. The group seeks to improve patient care through the use of health information exchanges (HIEs), push for more forms of HIEs including query-based HIE, and support HIE and technology use in rural areas.
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