A prolonged delay to ICD-10 implementation, or “more specifically, prolonged uncertainty about the timing and details of a delay, will create more problems than it would solve,” stated CHIME in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Everyone in the healthcare IT world is working against numerous deadlines,” said George Hickman, EVP/CIO at Albany Medical […]
CHIME, eHI Issue HIE Guide
To help CIOs make complex decisions involving how to achieve HIE with other providers, CHIME and the eHealth Initiative have released, “The HIE Guide for CIOs.” The Web-based guide offers chapters on: • Assessing the local landscape for HIE • Considerations in forming an Enterprise Health Information Organization • Selecting an external Health Information Organization […]
CHIME Urges Gov To Look Before Metadata Leap
In response to an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the use of metadata standards to support health data exchange, CHIME is urging government officials “to study the complex issues more closely and to work with industry partners to develop and test metadata standards before considering any broader action,” the organization stated. In comments it […]