New HIE consortium to develop data-sharing solutions, initiatives amid pandemic
Six health information exchange organizations have come together to establish a new consortium. The group aims to share technology infrastructure, create new solutions and advocate for federal support to drive data sharing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The push toward interoperability is not new. But amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for secure and efficient data sharing has become more urgent than ever.
To help facilitate greater interoperability during the once-in-a-century public health crisis, six health information exchanges have created a consortium.
Dubbed the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability, the group has three main goals, said Morgan Honea, CEO of the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), one of the consortium’s founding members. These are knowledge and technology infrastructure sharing, joint service offerings for the government and marke
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Sahakar Bharati has hailed the decision of the Reserve Bank of India for the constitution of the Expert Committee (EC) for UCBs and has demanded to include co-operators in the Committee.
In the messages sent by Sahakar Bharati, National General Secretary Uday Joshi, he said, “Sahakar Bharati hails the constitution of Expert Committee (EC) for UCBs vide RBI Governor Statement dated 5
th Feb 2021.”
Sahakar Bharati had been constantly pressing for the constitution of the EC, particularly after enactment of Amendments in the BR ACT & fall in the number of UCBs across the country, added Joshi.
However, Sahakar Bharati also expects constitution of a broad-based EC which will consider important points for the overall development of the sector. The EC should have officials & co-operators drafting a vision for the growth of the UCB Sector including issuing of licences for new UCBs.