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New York State announced June 6 that its health informationexchange (HIE) will expand by adding three local networks fromacross the downstate region. The Statewide Health Information Network of New York, or SHIN-NY , took shape as three regional health information organizations(RHIOs) joined the data-sharing network, including Brooklyn HealthInformation Exchange, e-Health Network of Long Island and TaconicHealth Information Community (TINC) Exchange, which connects healthrecords for the Hudson Valley region. HIEs unite multiple electronic health record (EHR) databases so that doctors can share data from patients' medical histories,drug interactions and treatment decisions. Exchanging health records can be critical when patients visitemergency rooms or undergo lab work such as a Magnetic ResonanceImaging exam and their attending physicians need to receive theresults quickly, David Whitlinger, executive director of the NewYork eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), said in a statement. NYeC is anonprofit organization overseeing the development of an HIE for NewYork State. SHIN-NY incorporates HealthUnity's software as a service (SaaS)platform, IBM's Initiate master patient indexing system andInterSystems' HealthShare analytics platform. InterSystem alsopowers HIEs in states such as Illinois, Missouri and Rhode Island . The network will operate as a public utility, NYeC reported. SHIN-NY will offer Patient Record Lookup, a secure search enginethat enables doctors to search across multiple databases to locateEHRs for their patients. In addition, doctors can query each other to coordinate care usingDirect Exchange, a messaging tool similar to email. Meanwhile, 98 percent of providers plan to concentrate their HIEstrategies on regional networks like SHIN-NY rather than build anational health-exchange network, according to a survey by Black Book Rankings , a market research firm that publishes a series of books thatinclude rankings on products in technology, health care, financeand hospitality. The company released its "2012 State of theHealth Information Exchange Industry" report May 31. Although few hospitals have joined HIEs, the need for sharing EHRsand the federal government's push for creating accountable careorganizations will lead to strong growth by 2014, according to thereport. Only one in 15 health provider organizations have joined an HIE orhired an enterprise vendor, but 84 percent of providers arediscussing such an alignment, according to Black Book Rankings. "The HIE environment is still in serious flux marked withvendor consolidations and acquisitions, changes in strategicofferings, stakeholder angst, customer shifts and losses,[accountable care organization] pressures and pending reimbursementreforms," Doug Brown, senior partner for Black Book Rankings,told eWEEK in an email. Cerner, Harris Healthcare, Lawson and NextGen were among Black BookRankings' top vendors supporting HIEs. "These five vendors along with just a handful of others arerecognized for exceeding the expectations of early adopters,"said Brown. "Because prospective HIE clients are specificallyseeking reliable connectivity builders with proven functionalitiesto invest limited organization IT dollars, the industry will seethese customer-honored vendors grab the major market share throughthe next year." For its survey, Black Book Rankings interviewed 4,000 executives inhealth care and insurance. Eight out of 10 health care providerssaid they plan to increase their HIE budgets significantly by 2014. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Ultrasonic Cavitation Slimming Machine , China Beauty Spa Equipments, and more. For more , please visit ipl Laser Equipment today!
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