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COALITION FOR HEALTH AI (CHAI) NAMES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CEO

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today CHAI, the Coalition for Health AI, announced Dr. Brian S. Anderson, a CHAI co-founder and chief digital health physician at MITRE, to be its first CEO. It also named members of CHAI's inaugural Board of Directors chaired by Dr. John Halamka, a CHAI co-founder and the president of Mayo Clinic Platform, as well as leaders of key advisory boards. CHAI includes representatives from over 1300 member organizations including hospital systems, tech, government agencies and advocacy groups. The board also opened general membership for individuals and organizations and formalized the process for joining and contributing to CHAI work groups.

Key Points: 
  • CHAI today also announced partnerships with the patient advocacy group, the National Health Council, and health standards organization, HL7.
  • To implement this commitment, CHAI established a governance structure extending beyond the Board of Directors to include a small number of strategically defined advisory boards.
  • I am excited to be a part of the Coalition for Health AI to help create a future where responsible AI practices are the cornerstone."
  • – Michael Pencina, board member
    "Decades of research have brought us to a transformative moment for AI and the applications in medicine are unbounded.

NCPDP Foundation Opens Its Call for Grant Proposals, Due April 30

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees announced its call for grant proposals that demonstrate the value of NCPDP standards in supporting the expanded role of pharmacists, patient safety, access to care, and coordination of care and innovation. Proposals must meet the grant proposal requirements and be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. MST on April 30, 2024, to be considered for the current grant funding cycle.

Key Points: 
  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees announced its call for grant proposals that demonstrate the value of NCPDP standards in supporting the expanded role of pharmacists, patient safety, access to care, and coordination of care and innovation.
  • Proposals must meet the grant proposal requirements and be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. MST on April 30, 2024, to be considered for the current grant funding cycle.
  • Grant projects must benefit at least one of the NCPDP Foundation strategic initiatives: expanding the role and value of the pharmacist ; expanding patient access to care ; enhancing patient safety ; and empowering coordination of care and innovation, its newest strategic initiative.
  • To submit a grant proposal, complete and submit the Request for Funding form along with supplemental material by 5:00 p.m. MST on April 30, 2024.

Therap Services Enhances its Pharmacy Interface Module for Improved Healthcare Communication

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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TORRINGTON, Conn., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the national leader in providing HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for organizations and agencies in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and broader human services sectors, has enhanced its Pharmacy Interface module.

Key Points: 
  • TORRINGTON, Conn., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the national leader in providing HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for organizations and agencies in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and broader human services sectors, has enhanced its Pharmacy Interface module.
  • Furthermore, the module now features an enhanced user interface for the Link Pharmacy Individual Form, Pharmacy Message, and Pharmacy Message Group forms, making navigation and data management more intuitive and efficient for users.
  • Incorporating these Pharmacy Messages into the Therap platform streamlines communication between pharmacies and healthcare providers.
  • These enhancements collectively contribute to a more streamlined and efficient Pharmacy Interface within the Therap platform.

UBC Successfully Implemented REMS Administration Software During HL7® FHIR® Connectathon

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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During Connectathon, UBC successfully implemented the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) administration software, including the CDS Hooks Services and SMART App Launch as described in scenario 1 and 2 against an EHR test system.

Key Points: 
  • During Connectathon, UBC successfully implemented the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) administration software, including the CDS Hooks Services and SMART App Launch as described in scenario 1 and 2 against an EHR test system.
  • "Connectathon participation is a critical component to advancing interoperability, and we are thankful for UBC's efforts, as we were able to experience the workflows first-hand.
  • "The business value derived from this technology is best understood from the workflow of a prescriber," said Natalie O'Donnell, SVP, Head of Safety & Risk Management, UBC.
  • "A key component of this use case, championed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is automating interoperable exchange of standardized REMS data," said Saneel Vasram, Program Director, CodeX.

Rhapsody Earns Best in KLAS® Distinction in Integration Engine Category for 15th Consecutive Year

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Rhapsody , a global leader in digital health enablement, today announced it has earned the Best in KLAS® Integration Engine award for the 15th consecutive year in the 2024 Best in KLAS®: Software & Services report .

Key Points: 
  • Rhapsody , a global leader in digital health enablement, today announced it has earned the Best in KLAS® Integration Engine award for the 15th consecutive year in the 2024 Best in KLAS®: Software & Services report .
  • Two of its solutions placed first and second in the category, with the company’s Corepoint® Integration Engine earning an overall score of 95.6 and the Rhapsody® Integration Engine 93.
  • The 2024 Best in KLAS®: Software & Services report recognizes companies that excel in helping healthcare professionals improve patient care.
  • “Rhapsody is honored by this recognition, knowing our success is only possible when our customers meet their goals and objectives,” said Sagnik Bhattacharya, CEO of Rhapsody.

Much Anticipated Draft Common Agreement Version 2 and Other Materials Released for Feedback

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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VIENNA, Va., Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common AgreementSM (TEFCASM) Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE™), The Sequoia Project, released a bundle of new draft TEFCA materials to support greater use of HL7 FHIR® and make other improvements to the framework.

Key Points: 
  • VIENNA, Va., Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common AgreementSM (TEFCASM) Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE™), The Sequoia Project, released a bundle of new draft TEFCA materials to support greater use of HL7 FHIR® and make other improvements to the framework.
  • Stakeholders have through February 5 to provide feedback online.
  • In addition to the materials released for review and feedback, the RCE will host a series of three webinars to provide additional opportunities for education, review, and feedback.
  • “At that time, we were already hard at work, in collaboration with the QHINs, on Common Agreement v2 to ensure swift implementation of the FHIR ® Roadmap for TEFCA Exchange v2 .”
    The TEFCA draft documents released today for a 14-day stakeholder feedback period include:

eHealth Exchange Launches Another Incentive Program To Accelerate HL7 FHIR Adoption

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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The HL7 Da Vinci Project is a private sector initiative comprised of industry leaders and health information technology technical experts who are working together to accelerate the adoption of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) standard to support and integrate value-based care data exchange across communities.

Key Points: 
  • The HL7 Da Vinci Project is a private sector initiative comprised of industry leaders and health information technology technical experts who are working together to accelerate the adoption of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) standard to support and integrate value-based care data exchange across communities.
  • In addition, eHealth Exchange will waive annual fees for the first three healthcare payers who successfully exchange patient data with non-federal healthcare providers or HIEs within eHealth Exchange according to defined dates and using the Da Vinci specifications.
  • eHealth Exchange, a Qualified Health Information Network SM (QHIN SM) candidate under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement SM (TEFCA SM), is introducing the stimulus to accelerate the transition from data exchange using fax, web portals, and proprietary interfaces.
  • This previous incentive program established how FHIR can be deployed at scale when a trusted intermediary, such as eHealth Exchange, is positioned to support and simplify the adoption of the new FHIR standards.

MEDITECH Vice Chairman Howard Messing Honored With the CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives ( CHIME ) has selected MEDITECH Vice Chairman and longtime CEO Howard Messing as the recipient of this year’s distinguished CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award.

Key Points: 
  • The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives ( CHIME ) has selected MEDITECH Vice Chairman and longtime CEO Howard Messing as the recipient of this year’s distinguished CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231130158240/en/
    “I'm deeply honored to receive this recognition from CHIME,” states Messing.
  • The CHIME Foundation is proud to honor him with the Industry Leader Award, recognizing his pivotal role as one of the original founders of the EHR industry."
  • The CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award was presented to Messing on Friday, November 10, at the CHIME Fall Forum in Phoenix, AZ, to recognize these achievements.

Informatica Broadens Relationship with AWS, Announces Deeper Integrations Across Generative AI, AWS HealthLake and Amazon S3

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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With Amazon Bedrock now generally available, Informatica has taken steps to develop deeper integrations with the generative AI service.

Key Points: 
  • With Amazon Bedrock now generally available, Informatica has taken steps to develop deeper integrations with the generative AI service.
  • Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that makes foundation models (FMs) from leading AI companies accessible via an API to build and scale generative AI applications.
  • Informatica has been named an Launch Partner for Amazon S3 Access Grants, a new Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) access control feature that helps customers manage Amazon S3 permissions for their data lakes at scale, with detailed audit history in AWS CloudTrail for end-user access to Amazon S3.
  • Stored in Amazon S3 through IDMC’s Cloud Data Marketplace and automated policy provisioning, the integration improves simplified self-service access to Amazon S3 data while still providing enterprise-scale governance guardrails.

Mirion Medical Introduces Instadose®VUE Dosimeter at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting

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Saturday, November 25, 2023
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Mirion (“we” or “the company”), announced today that it will debut the new Instadose®VUE personal dosimeter, from its Dosimetry Services brand, at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Meeting starting Sunday in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Points: 
  • Mirion (“we” or “the company”), announced today that it will debut the new Instadose®VUE personal dosimeter, from its Dosimetry Services brand, at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Meeting starting Sunday in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Mirion Dosimetry Services joins Sun Nuclear, Capintec, and Biodex medical imaging brands in the Mirion Medical booth (#6328) at RSNA, which will feature products and services for occupational dosimetry, diagnostic imaging QA, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging tables and accessories.
  • The new Instadose®VUE advanced, wireless personal dosimeter offers a display screen for improved user engagement, insights, and compliance.
  • Other industry-leading solutions featured at the Mirion Medical booth include:
    Mirion Medical experts will be on hand to provide product insights and demonstrations.