Aging Services Technology News from Maryland

Published On: Aug 03, 2011

How Technology is Helping LTPAC Providers Improve Transitions of Care
Posted: April 2013
A new report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology outlines how 4 states are encouraging health information exchange in long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) settings.
Alaska, Rhode Island and Maryland Celebrate HIE Successes
Posted: April 2013
Alaska and Rhode Island -- our largest and smallest states -- joined Maryland in the headlines during April. All 3 states celebrated successes in their efforts to connect doctors and hospitals to health information exchanges (HIE).
University Develops Framework to Evaluates HIEs
Posted: February 2011
A new framework developed at the University of Maryland could foster the development of sustainable health information exchanges (HIE). The framework, developed by the university’s Center for Health Information and Decision Systems, includes a methodology for assessing any HIE on 5 performance measures:
- Value creation and sustainability of a business model.
- Organizational structure and decision making processes.
- Technology; community engagement.
- Trust in the system.

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