Category: CORHIO in the News
CORHIO Adds HealthONE System to HIE
Date: February 13th, 2013Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has announced seven additions to its roster of connected healthcare organizations and providers. HealthONE, a subsidiary of the nation’s largest private hospital system Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), has signed an agreement to connect its seven hospitals to the secure health information exchange network, which brings the total number of hospitals connected to CORHIO to 35 and more than a dozen in the metro Denver area.
Read MoreBrace Yourself for the Coming Age of Health Information Exchanges
Date: February 11th, 2013Source: Home Health Line NewsTopics: HIE, Home HealthYour agency may have a state-of-the-art IT system that links clinician laptops and hand-held devices to your patient records and even telemonitoring devices. But you soon could be behind the times if you’re not connected to referring hospitals and physicians.
Read MoreDoctors Have Extra Reason to Join e-Records System
Date: January 4th, 2013Source: Boulder County Business ReportTopics: HIE, EHRs, CORHIO NetworkDoctors who want to sign up for a statewide electronic medical records system now have a new savings incentive — cold, hard cash. The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, or CORHIO, will waive a one-time implementation & training fee of at least $2,000 for doctor practices that sign up before June 30, 2013.
Read MoreYour Doctors' Computers Don't Talk to Each Other
Date: January 3rd, 2013Source: Colorado Public RadioTopics: HIE, EHRs, InteroperabilitySince 2004 the federal government has sent Colorado close to $30 million to help doctors and hospitals share records electronically. But chances are, if you end up in an ambulance, the hospital you arrive at still won't be able to pull up your health record quickly, if at all. Dr. Larry Wolk and Mary Brown work for digital clearinghouses that connect health care providers and translate between all their different software systems to give doctors actionable information about the patients in front of them. They tell CPR's Ryan Warner that significant progress is being made.
Read MoreMedical News: Over 175 Primary Care Physicians Join Health Information Exchange
Date: January 2nd, 2013Source: Colorado Medicine MagazineTopics: HIE, Primary Care, CORHIO NetworkPrimary Physician Partners (PPP), the largest primary care independent practice association in the Denver metro area, along with their medical management company, Physicians Health Partners (PHP), has connected their first of many practices to the CORHIO health information exchange (HIE).
Read MoreColorado Regional Health Information Organization's Network Helps Doctors Find Patients Information
Date: December 20th, 2012Source: 7NewsTopics: HIE, Patient CareA local non-profit is helping doctors save time and money, while improving health care for patients. The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has developed a network that allows any doctor in the state to immediately access patients' medical records.
Read MoreChildren's Hospital Colorado Joins CORHIO
Date: December 17th, 2012Source: Boulder County Business ReportTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsChildren's Hospital Colorado - including its operation in Broomfield - has connected to a state health-information exchange, which is a protected online database of patient records.
Read MoreChildren's Colorado Connects to HIE
Date: December 17th, 2012Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsChildren’s Hospital Colorado has successfully connected to CORHIO, Colorado’s health information exchange (HIE). By connecting its electronic health record system (EHR) with CORHIO's HIE, Children's Colorado is ensuring that its patients will receive better follow-up care with their regular pediatricians, family doctors and any other Colorado healthcare providers patients choose to visit and who are part of the CORHIO network, officials said.
Read MoreCORHIO Adds Children’s Hospital Colorado to HIE
Date: December 13th, 2012Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsLast week, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) made news after the largest primary care independent practice association in the Denver area joined its health information exchange (HIE). Now, the state-designated entity for HIE has added Children’s Hospital Colorado to its list of connected providers in Colorado.
Read MoreColorado HIE Boosts Membership
Date: December 4th, 2012Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), which runs the state’s health information exchange (HIE), has announced a partnership with the a large primary care practice association in the Denver area, which will add 175-plus practitioners to the exchange.
Read MoreCORHIO Adds More Providers to Its HIE
Date: December 4th, 2012Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has added the largest primary care independent practice association in the Denver to its health information exchange (HIE). In conjunction with Physician Health Partners (PHP), the Primary Physician Partners (PPP) has announced that the first of its practices is now connected to the state-designed entity for HIE.
Read MoreCoalition Defines EHR to HIE Data Sharing Standards
Date: November 8th, 2012Source: Government Health IT NewsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Data SecurityA band of state health information exchanges (HIEs) and technology vendors came together to create technical specifications that enable electronic health records (EHRs) to feed into HIEs. The specifications leverage existing HL7 standards, technical frameworks from IHE International and...
Read MoreIn Brief: NoCo Hospitals Connect to Health Info Exchange
Date: October 10th, 2012Source: ColoradoanTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsAll six Northern Colorado hospitals are connected to the health information exchange operated by the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization. By connecting to the secure network, hospitals in the region operated by University of Colorado Health and Banner Health are electronically sharing patient information with community-based providers across the region and the state.
Read MoreNoCo Hospitals Now Connected to Health Info Exchange
Date: October 8th, 2012Source: Northern Colorado Business ReportTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsAll four Northern Colorado (NoCo) hospitals are now connected to the health information exchange, a secure network designed to improve communication between doctors and others caring for a patient. The exchange is operated by the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO). Banner Health-owned hospitals McKee Medical Center in Loveland and North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, as well as University of Colorado Health hospitals Poudre Valley Health in Fort Collins and Medical Center of the Rockies are now part of the network.
Read MoreCORHIO Continues to Expand HIE Network
Date: October 2nd, 2012Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) announced yesterday that all six northern Colorado hospitals are taking part in the state’s health information exchange (HIE) initiative. There are already 27 hospitals, more than 290 office-based healthcare providers and two behavioral health centers that have signed on with CORHIO. These recent additions prove considerable HIE growth in Colorado and that those already part of the network have found that communicating results and clinical information have improved as a result of joining CORHIO, which uses Medcity technology.
Read MoreColorado HIE Expands, Adds Hospitals
Date: October 1st, 2012Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsThe Denver-based Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (COHRIO), a non-profit organization dedicated to rolling out the statewide health information exchange (HIE), announced that it has gotten all six northern Colorado hospitals connected to its HIE. On a state level, there are currently 27 hospitals, over 290 office-based providers and two behavioral health centers connected to the CORHIO HIE.
Read MoreMore Docs Tap Into Colorado HIE
Date: September 18th, 2012Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: CORHIO Network, Colorado Hospitals & Health SystemsA Colorado healthcare network comprised of more than 200 physicians has signed a contract joining the state’s health information exchange, officials at the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) announced Monday. The Integrated Physician Network (iPN), a multi-specialty association of physicians and medical practices spanning 40 practice sites, will now be connecting to CORHIO’s HIE, allowing providers to electronically access clinical data across disparate systems outside of their local network with Centura Health hospitals. These hospitals include the Boulder Community Hospital, Longmont United Hospital and other health care providers in the region.
Read MoreDoc Network Joins Colo. Health Info Exchange
Date: September 17th, 2012Source: Modern Healthcare (free registration may be required to view)Topics: CORHIO NetworkThe Integrated Physician Network, a multispecialty association of physicians and medical practices, has agreed to join the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization's health information exchange, the two groups announced. The iPN, Louisville, Colo., is a quality-improvement collaborative focused on using electronic health records and adhering to evidence-based protocols. It includes 200 providers at 40 practice sites
Read MoreElectronic Referral Tool Helping to Coordinate Care in El Paso and Teller Counties
Date: August 31st, 2012Source: Colorado Medicine, a publication of the Colorado Medical SocietyTopics: Care Coordination, CORHIO Network, ReferralsPhysician practices in El Paso and Teller counties have begun implementing a new electronic tool that will help coordinate care, make the referral process more efficient and build a virtual medical neighborhood of providers.
Read MoreCORHIO Names Wolk CEO
Date: August 2nd, 2012Source: Modern Healthcare (free registration may be required to view)Topics: CORHIO Governance & LeadershipThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has named Dr. Larry Wolk the new CEO of the Denver-based not-for-profit. Wolk is a clinical professor in pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and recently served as COO of Correctional Healthcare Companies. He also has held roles as senior medical director for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado and Prudential Healthcare of Colorado and was a senior executive with Cigna HealthCare.
Read MoreHealth Care Reform, the Colorado Way
Date: July 20th, 2012Source: The Denver PostTopics: HIE, Healthcare PolicyWhether the Affordable Care Act should be upheld, tweaked or repealed, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the matter isn't the first or last word on reforming health care in Colorado. In recent years, Colorado organizations and policymakers have explored many innovative approaches to improve Coloradans' health, health coverage and health care — both in tandem with and independent of the Affordable Care Act. In many respects, our state is already ahead of the curve in health and health care. Fortunately, Colorado already has many innovative projects already in development.
Read MoreCORHIO Lowers Physician Office HIE Fees
Date: July 2nd, 2012Source: Denver Medical Bulletin, Official Publication of the Denver Medical SocietyTopics: CORHIO Network, CORHIO Governance & LeadershipAs CORHIO (Colorado Regional Health Information Organzation) approaches some significant health information exchange (HIE) participation milestones, they have reduced the cost of participation for office-based providers wishing to be involved in HIE.
Read MorePhysician Adoption of EHRs Accelerates, but Rural Providers Slow to Embrace EHRs
Date: June 25th, 2012Source: Dark DailyTopics: EHRs, Rural HealthcareAs larger numbers of physicians implement electronic health record (EHR) systems, clinical laboratories are faced with the task of building interfaces that connect their laboratory information systems (LIS) to those EHRs. Recent numbers indicate that hundreds of thousands of physicians are now enrolled in the federal EHR incentive program. This puts medical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups squarely in the midst of the drive to encourage physicians to both implement an EHR in their clinical practice and use that EHR in ways that meet “Meaningful Use” requirements.
Read More8 Health Information Exchanges Lead the Way
Date: June 11th, 2012Source: InformationWeek HealthcareTopics: HIE, Meaningful UseThe HITECH Act's Meaningful Use program raises the bar for data sharing among doctors, hospitals, clinics, and other providers, with the goal of improving patient care coordination and quality. That's driving more health care organizations to join formal health information exchanges (HIEs). But not all HIEs are alike. Some health care providers are joining public health data exchanges, including statewide initiatives that have received funding from the HITECH Act or other sources. Other providers are collaborating with healthcare organizations in their region to form private efforts among hospitals and affiliated doctors and medical groups.
Read MoreNew HIT Director Named in Colorado
Date: June 1st, 2012Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: Health IT, CORHIO Governance & LeadershipThe Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, which is the designated state health information exchange (HIE) entity, has announced that its policy director, Liza Fox-Wylie, has been selected to become Colorado’s State health information technology director. In this role, Fox-Wylie will provide strategic leadership for Colorado’s HIT initiatives across state agencies and lead coordination between the state, non-state HIT initiatives and federally-funded HITECH programs.
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