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Hawaii HIE to Improve Patient Identification and Provider Data Accuracy with NextGate

HHIE will implement NextGate's Patient Matching as a Service and cloud-based Provider Registry to bolster data sharing and care collaboration throughout Hawaii
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextGate, a global leader in healthcare enterprise identification, announced today that Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE), Hawaii’s state-designated HIE covering more than 1.2 million... read the full article
 

ONC Releases Revised TEFCA Draft

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released a second draft of its Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Although still in draft form, TEFCA will create common rules to help... read the full article
 

HHIE Provides Critical Patient Information for Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui

Improving access to urgent care for Honolulu’s homeless and decreasing their over-utilization of ambulance services and visits to hospital emergency departments—often for non-urgent needs—have been top priorities of the Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui, also known as the H-4 Project.

Some estimate that the care provided to a homeless individual averages $80,000 per year—money that must be absorbed by providers or paid by taxpayers.

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