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Past Events

Upcoming Events

Feb 13

WEBINAR: The State of Patient Matching in America

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

In this Webinar we will discuss the survey results and some of of the key findings from our recent report in partnership with Nextgate. This survey report helps us better define current patient matching actions, adoption barriers, and the growing need for government support.

Correctly linking patient data across EHR systems remains a significant challenge for health systems, hospitals, offices, and any facility where patients receive care. Health Information Exchanges (HIE) also face challenges with patient matching. Duplicate or mismatched records result in privacy and safety risks...

Feb 06

Webinar: HIPAA For Dummies

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

We’re kidding -- there are no dummies here! But HIPAA is complicated, and not well-understood. Learn about the basics of our primary federal health privacy law – including who is covered, what data is covered, and how the law and its regulations work in practice.

Presenter:

Alice B. Leiter​:

Vice President and Senior Counsel, eHealth Initiative

Alice is a health regulatory lawyer with a specialty in health ...

Feb 04

Event - Working with Government to Advance Social Determinants of Health

08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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Community initiatives utilizing social determinants of health (SDOH) are growing at an advanced rate and with that comes more support from both state and federal agencies. Please join eHealth Initiative and WEDI on February 4, 2020 in Washington, D.C. for a day of learning and networking as we hear from government officials...

Jan 22

WEBINAR- Identifying and quantifying the impact of social determinants of health

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Whether you’re a payer, provider or government entity, social determinants are a critical component of healthcare and pharmaceuticals in the twenty-first century. Social determinants of health—or the social, economic and environmental factors of where we live and work such as social isolation, economic inequality, pollution and food deserts—are preventing too many people across the globe from living healthy lives.

In this webcast a panel of health experts will examine insights from PwC’s recent report: Action required: The urgency of addressing...

Jan 21

Data Analytics Task Force - Non Traditional Sources

02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Please join us for the next Task Force on Non-Traditional forms of data when we discuss the value, challenges, and best practices to access, share, analyze, and use imaging to improve care and reduce costs.  As we have with other Task Force meetings we will provide an overview of innovative ways in which imaging can make a significant, long-lasting impact to help frame the discussion, followed by a review of best practices and key initiatives by CRISP, the State HIE of Maryland, and the American College of Radiology.

Topics will include image exchange to provide access to images to...

Jan 15

WEBINAR - What's Ahead in 2020 for Consumer Privacy?

02:00 AM - 03:00 AM

In recent months, momentum has grown for new federal legislation governing the privacy of consumer data, including health data. Learn about what's ahead for the year, specifically the bills that have already been introduced or are in the works, their status, and what’s likely to move forward.

Speakers

Alice Leiter, JD
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Dec 12

WEBINAR - Digitizing the Consumer Healthcare Journey

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Today’s consumer expects to be able to do everything online but the demand for digital convenience is still not being met by most healthcare providers. The economics of health systems are at risk. The only way forward is to shift how consumers find, book, and pay for their care.

In this webinar, we will learn how Providence St. Joseph Health was able to help patients find and choose appropriate care quickly by developing a transaction ready- same day care model that improved the patient experience and also cut costs. In 2019 alone, Providence St. Joseph Health saw a 30%...

Dec 10

Cost Transparency Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will focus on the communication of cost and price transparency, educational materials, and best practices to educate healthcare providers on the nuances of true cost pricing and out-of-pocket spending for consumers, using both elective and non-elective procedures as well as communicating price transparency to consumers. Additionally, the task force will review current federal initiatives to promote price transparency, including an update on the CMS Price Transparency Rule of 2019.

This meeting is for eHI members who can register ...

Dec 05

Privacy & Security Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will identify best practices for payers, providers, and vendors in removing barriers to exchange and access of data and provide details on current legislation and regulation. The task force will also identify potential state associations or healthcare organizations to share intelligence and information on key state privacy and security law developments.

This meeting is for eHI members who can register here. Task Force meeting...

Dec 04

WEBINAR: Beyond the EHR: A Data Driven Healthcare System

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

You collect data from all over, both inside and outside of your organization. Tons of it, in fact. But what can you really do with it when it’s everywhere, unorganized and unfiltered? It’s time to start connecting the information inside all your systems. Join this webinar to hear Geisinger Health System and Hackensack Meridian Health discuss considerations and successes of implementing an EHR- and source-agnostic data and insights platform that sits above the EHR. The result: aggregated, normalized, consumable insights that provide your system and users a more 360-degree...

Nov 20

Non-traditional Healthcare Data Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will identify best practices regarding access and use of non-traditional data types for predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, etc. Task force will also identify challenges, solutions, usability of data as well as identify innovative policy and process approaches that will help policy makers understand the value of this data. 

This meeting is for eHI members who can register ...

Nov 14

FHIR Communications Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will develop a guidance document providing key messaging to communicate the value of FHIR to targeted stakeholder groups. 

This meeting is for eHI members who can register here. Task Force meeting dates and times are subject to change. For more information on eHI Member Task Forces, please visit our 2019 Member Activities webpage. Contact Claudia Ellison by phone at...

Nov 07

WEBINAR - Connecting Communities: HIEs and Social Determinants of Health

02:00 AM - 03:00 AM

The vast majority of U.S. healthcare dollars and patient care efforts are currently spent on clinical factors and are not addressing the underlying socioeconomic and behavioral factors that greatly impact patient health. These forces, referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH), give providers and health plans meaningful insights into the health of their patient populations. SDOH data, which includes information on housing, income, crime, education, transportation, domestic circumstances, and food insecurity, allows stakeholders to proactively identify and treat those most at risk...

Oct 24

Privacy & Security Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will identify best practices for payers, providers, and vendors in removing barriers to exchange and access of data and provide details on current legislation and regulation. The task force will also identify potential state associations or healthcare organizations to share intelligence and information on key state privacy and security law developments.

This meeting is for eHI members who can register here. Task Force meeting...

Oct 22

Price Transparency Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will focus on the communication of cost and price transparency, educational materials, and best practices to educate healthcare providers on the nuances of true cost pricing and out-of-pocket spending for consumers, using both elective and non-elective procedures as well as communicating price transparency to consumers. Additionally, the task force will review current federal initiatives to promote price transparency, including an update on the CMS Price Transparency Rule of 2019.

This meeting is for eHI members who can register ...

Oct 17

Non-traditional Healthcare Data Task Force: Patient Reported Outcomes

02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

This meeting needs to be rescheduled from October 17 pending speaker availability. Please check back to the event page for updated date.

This task force will identify best practices regarding access and use of non-traditional data types for predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, etc. Task force will also identify challenges, solutions, usability of data as well as identify innovative policy and process approaches that will help policy makers understand the value of this data. 

This meeting is for eHI members who can register ...

Oct 11

FHIR Communications Task Force

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

This task force will develop a guidance document providing key messaging to communicate the value of FHIR to targeted stakeholder groups. 

This meeting is for eHI members who can register here. Task Force meeting dates and times are subject to change. For more information on eHI Member Task Forces, please visit our 2019 Member Activities webpage. Contact Claudia Ellison by phone at...

Oct 10

Webinar: Transforming Health with SDOH Coding

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Using ICD-10 CM codes to capture social determinants of health (SDOH) data is an incredible opportunity to identify, document, and track factors impacting health, such as employment, food insecurity, and homelessness.

Join us for a webinar featuring the results of the recent collaboration between eHI and UnitedHealthcare examining why these codes are not being used to their full potential. As a result, the group developed a set of tools to promote the adoption and use of these codes by provider organizations and coding professionals.

Speakers from the collaboration will...

Sep 25

Non-traditional Healthcare Data Task Force

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

This task force will identify best practices regarding access and use of non-traditional data types for predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, etc. Task force will also identify challenges, solutions, usability of data as well as identify innovative policy and process approaches that will help policy makers understand the value of this data. 

This month's meeting focuses on Genetic data. The meeting will begin with an overview of the topic and Robert...