2016 was a key year for NYeC and the SHIN-NY. In this high-level overview, progress and accomplishments, as well as key QE successes, are highlighted. It also outlines how the SHIN-NY supports various value-based care initiatives and plays into the larger healthcare ecosystem, advancing care statewide.
Dr. Ashish Atreja, director of the AppLab at Mount Sinai hospital, believes that the lack of a robust body of digital health evidence is a problem. That’s not an uncommon opinion. But Atreja thinks the key to improving the situation is collaboration, and at a small reception at HIMSS16 he made a plea to doctors to share their own digital health pilot data through a new data-sharing initiative called NODE Health (Network Of Digital health Evidence in Health).
The 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, February 29 – March 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, brings together 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives, and vendors from around the world. More than 300 education programs feature keynotes, thought leader sessions, roundtable discussions, and e-sessions, plus preconference symposia and workshops.
NYeC News: Vol 67: February 1, 2016
On January 21st, the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA)—an intense five month program run by the Partnership Fund for New York City (Partnership Fund) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) to foster New York’s growing health tech sector—featured six leading early- and growth-stage health tech companies that are developing cutting-edge technology products for healthcare providers and patients in the areas of care coordination, patient engagement, and workflow improvement.