Archive Category: Newsletters

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NYeC News: Vol 50: August 22, 2014

New York State Acting Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker joined HEALTHeLINK representatives earlier this month to provide an update on the state of health information exchange (HIE) in Western New York and across New York State. The event kicked off a series of regional press conferences featuring Dr. Zucker, Regional Health Information Organizations, and local healthcare providers to discuss and highlight how HIE is enabling doctors to provide patients better care. The next press conference will be held in Rochester on September 16, 2014.

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NYeC News: Vol 49: July 29, 2014

New York is at the forefront of the rapidly growing field of health information technology, thanks to a public-private partnership sponsored by the State of New York, New York eHealth Collaborative, and the Partnership Fund for New York City, the investment arm of the city’s leading business organization. Last week, the partnership announced the list of seven healthcare startups selected to participate in their 2014 New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA).

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NYeC News: Vol 48: June 26, 2014

We are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for our fourth annual Digital Health Conference, taking place November 17-18 in New York City: Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives & Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania.

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NYeC News: Vol 47: May 30, 2014

With advances in health IT, we now have unprecedented opportunities in healthcare. Providers and healthcare organizations are leveraging HIE, big data, genomics, mHealth, and other transformative technologies to advance care and improve the patient experience and outcomes. The fourth annual Digital Health Conference will bring together 850 senior-level professionals from across the healthcare ecosystem to learn about cutting-edge innovations and foster dynamic conversation addressing how healthcare is being redefined through these technologies.

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NYeC News: Vol 46: April 28, 2014

New Funding Will Empower Millions of NY Doctors and Patients to Take Full Charge of Their Health by Providing them with Fast and Easy Access to Their Records Anywhere in the State

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NYeC News: Vol 45: March 27, 2014

Leaders from 33 digital health companies in New York are calling on the legislature to fund the Statewide Health Information Network of New York, or SHIN-NY, just as the organization’s connecting HIEs and information systems are starting to build a critical mass. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an appropriation of $65 million to the SHIN-NY, a part of the New York eHealth Collaborative, to help connect New York’s ten regional health information organizations and increase provider participation.

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NYeC News: Vol 44: February 28, 2014

With Governor Cuomo’s Executive Budget calling for $65 million for the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), New York State’s HIE has increasingly become a part of the Albany political dialogue.

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NYeC News: Vol 43: January 24, 2014

New York state would spend $1.2 billion to restructure hospitals, long-term care and other healthcare services and invest an additional $75 million in health information technology, under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s newly released capital budget.