The HIMSS HIE inPractice Features highlight the achievements and experiences of HIMSS HIE Non-profit partners, including reflections upon their greatest successes, challenges and lessons learned.
HIE inPractice Features
Jul 2017
In this HIE inPractice Feature, Dick Thompson, Executive Director and CEO of Quality Health Network and Board Chair of SHIEC, joins us to discuss the history of SHIEC, its current initiatives and challenges that the organization has overcome. He emphasizes the importance of learning from the collective experiences of HIEs in driving nationwide health data sharing.
May 2017
Jitin Asnaani, Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance joins us to discuss the history of CommonWell, current initiatives and challenges that have been overcome. He emphasizes the importance of engaging patients in their care as well as the need to overcome the status quo in order to achieve true interoperability in healthcare.
Mar 2017
David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA, President and CEO of DirectTrust joins us to discuss DirectTrust’s milestones, progress, and the challenges that face interoperable health information exchange. He emphasizes the importance of simplicity, security, collaboration, and the need for interoperability to be seen as advantageous from a business perspective.
Feb 2017
Joshua Rubin, JD, MBA, MPP, MPH is the Program Officer for Learning Health System Initiatives at the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Learning Health Sciences (among other roles, discussed further within); he joins us to discuss the LHS, emphasizing the need for all stakeholders to work collaboratively and embrace rapidly changing technologies in order to achieve the goal of interoperable health information exchange for all.
Nov 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Teresa Rivera, President & CEO of The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) joins us to discuss the history of UHIN. She emphasizes the importance of keeping up with the pace of changing technologies and urges HIE organizations to work together to improve care for patients regardless of where they seek treatment.
Sep 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: David Partsch, Chief Information Officer of the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN) shares his experiences in the world of healthcare as it evolves to rely on technological solutions. He discusses the importance of a defined sustainability model, integrating the provided information into clinicians’ established workflows and a focus on providing solutions to stakeholders.
May 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Emily Hartmann, Deputy Director at the PDN HIE, joins us and shares her insights from the perspective of an HIE just beginning to share data with big goals for the future of the Paso Del Norte region. She talks about their interest in new advancements in technology and exploring how the HIE can best benefit the community. She also expresses her appreciation for the advice and direction PDN HIE has received from more established HIEs.
May 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Jim Younkin, Director of Information Technology at the Geisinger Health System, joins us and shares his insights and experience from the Keystone Health Information Exchange. In order to succeed, he emphasizes the importance of patient privacy, organizational representation, showing immediate value and the need for the ability to connect with technology at any level.
Feb 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Christine Sakuda discusses her experience as Executive Director of the Hawai'i Health Information Exchange, where the need for physicians to connect is one of the few constants in a rapidly evolving health care environment.a positive outlook on the importance of owning the entire customer relationship.
Jan 2016
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: SDHC's Dan Chavez, Executive Director, shares his experiences and advice for other HIEs including using a pragmatic approach to onboarding providers.
Nov 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: KHIE's Polly Mullins-Bentley shares lessons learned in overcoming obstacles to leverage state and national-level initiatives, and encourages other HIE organizations to stay positive and look toward advancing HIT for the improvement of overall health outcomes.
Oct 2015
HIE Non-profit Q&A: Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII), Deb Bass discusses her experience, including the importance of creativity and persistence in achieving financial sustainability, avoiding politics and pressures, and keeping the patient in focus.
Sep 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: MetroChicago HIE, Charles Cox shares his thoughts on their unique HIE governance structure and offers advice on how to create a solid foundation for a community-based HIE.
Jun 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: DHIN's Randy Farmer shares his thoughts on the first live, statewide health information network in the nation and provides a positive outlook on the importance of owning the entire customer relationship.
May 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: CORHIO's Jeff Messer, Chief Development Officer and Pamela Russell, Long-Term Care Program Director describes their community approach when developing and implementing HIEs, and offers advice on the importance of creating a return on investment to bring value to the stakeholders.
May 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Coastal Connect HIE's Anne Marie Robertson shares a positive look at the rewards of seeing a successful HIE in action, and offers advice on the importance of understanding the needs of the end user before investing in exchange technology.
Mar 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Kansas Health Information Network's Michelle McGuire reflects on the importance of work flow in healthcare IT, and the promise of health care transformation.
Mar 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Thoughts on building a sustainable HIE organization by focusing on the needs of individual providers with HIMSS HIE Non-Profit Partner Great Lakes Health Connect.
Feb 2015
HIE Non-Profit Partner Q&A: Deb Hemler, Director of Engagement for Indiana Health Information Exchange and member of the HIMSS HIE Committee, shares her thoughts on health information exchange, building and sustaining an HIE organization, and the value of active engagement with HIMSS.
Jan 2015
HIE inPractice Feature on the National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE), a not-for-profit collaboration of state and federal government entities, associations, and health information and other non-government organizations formed in 2012 to enable trusted exchange among organizations and individuals with differing regulatory environments and exchange preferences.