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HealtheConnections Pursues NCQA Data Aggregation Validation (DAV) Certification

HealtheConnections is reaffirming its commitment to high standards of data quality by participating in a Data Aggregation Validation (DAV) certification process from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). In partnership with the NCQA and three other health information exchanges (HIEs), HealtheConnections helped develop the program to facilitate the exchange of aggregated clinical data for use in HEDIS® and other quality reporting efforts.

HealtheConnections Honored with the Onondaga County Medical Society’s Highest Distinction

Each year, the Onondaga County Medical Society recognizes one organization or individual for distinguished service to area patients, physicians, hospitals and the general public. HealtheConnections is proud to accept OCMS’s Distinguished Service Award for 2019. “The awards committee wished to…

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: How HealtheConnections Uses HIE Data and Analytics to Affect Population Health Improvement

The opioid crisis is a top issue in the public health space, one in which HIE data could provide valuable insights to inform a coordinated response. In partnership with a county health department in our service area, HealtheConnections has launched…

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HealtheConnections introduces new analytics tool myData

Innovative application provides actionable patient information for healthcare providers, networks HealtheConnections, a regional health improvement organization in New York state, recently introduced their value-based care analytics tool myData. The application allows healthcare providers to easily access and understand comprehensive data…

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Health Information Exchange: Convening Participants in Educational Forums

Collaboration and Conversation Lead to Increased Engagement, Increased Usage More than 90 HealtheConnections participants gathered together in the North Country in May at two separate Health Information Exchange (HIE) Symposiums to learn about new services, see demonstrations of portal capabilities,…

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HealtheConnections Announces Finalization of Merger

Following a strategic partnership, HealtheConnections & HealthlinkNY are now officially merged into NYS’ geographically largest regional health information organization. Two New York State regional health information organizations (RHIOs) have merged into one – HealtheConnections is now officially the RHIO serving…

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Supporting the State Innovation Model Grant and Regional Oversight Management Committees through Actionable Analytics

Through HealtheConnections’ innovative myData analytics tool, providers receive data that is standardized, codified, deduplicated, and combined with consented community data that lives within the health information exchange. This tool is perfectly aligned to support State Innovation Model (SIM) Grant and…

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2018 Year In Review

Setting out to write this community letter for 2018, I reflected that this year was different. The message needed to be different. The typical annual report CEO message highlights progress, growth and the litany of value-providing services to those we…

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HealtheConnections, HealthlinkNY Advance Strategic Partnership to Merger

“Our mission is clear, and together we’re setting a new standard for regional health improvement” – Rob Hack, President and CEO Syracuse/Binghamton/Hopewell Junction, N.Y. – (January 31, 2019) – Rob Hack, president and CEO of HealtheConnections, and Staci Romeo, executive…

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Introducing the HIE Usage Dashboard

HealtheConnections’ participants have asked for an easier way to see health information exchange (HIE) usage within their organization. We’ve responded by rolling out the HIE Usage Dashboard. The concept of the dashboard is quite simple and designed to be an…

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Collaborating to Provide Better Care: Immunizations

HealtheConnections facilitates Kinney Drugs automated submissions to NYSIIS. Beginning in early 2018, HealtheConnections and Kinney Drugs have worked together to bring a new feature to their pharmacists. They are now able to automatically submit immunization records to the New York…

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