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The national average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78.74 years, but this number can vary greatly based on where you live. It can differ state by state, county by ...
The world of health information technology is constantly evolving as it seeks new strategies and advancements to realize greater efficiencies and transform healthcare overall. In New York, the New York ...
2017 was another great year for HealthlinkNY as both patients and providers embraced the benefits of utilizing the HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange (HIE). In this report, you’ll find stories ...
HealthlinkNY HIE Adds Product Certified by National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HealthlinkNY, New York State’s Health Information Exchange for the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and the Southern Tier, ...
Anyone who has ever tried to connect a wireless printer to a home network, or added a new program that doesn’t work with an older computer operating system, ...
Read here to see how Family Services of Westchester's connection with HealthlinkNY and CareLogic EHR Platform is helping to enhance outcomes and patient care.
While you rang in 2018 surrounded by family and friends, HealthlinkNY stepped into the New Year with a perfect score on our Qualified Entity (QE) Certification Audit from the New York ...
As the public grows weary of filling out paperwork and reciting their medical histories to every new physician they see, more and more patients are embracing a digital solution. HealthlinkNY, ...
While HealthlinkNY’s HIE can help providers see their patients’ complete health record during life, it has proven to be an instrumental tool even after death for Chenango ...
For Catholic Charities of Chenango County’s Health Home Program, HealthlinkNY’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) has proven to be an indispensable tool when caring for Chenango County&...
Jan
On January 1, 2018, I began the amazing opportunity of serving as Interim Executive Director of this truly transformative company. It has been an honor working for HealthlinkNY and I look forward ...
The Southern Tier Regional Addiction Resource Center is an initiative led by HealthlinkNY, funded by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The goal of the ...
Jan
We are pleased to announce that the HealthlinkNY Community Network's 2017 Progress Report for the New York State Population Health Improvement Program is now available! We are excited to ...
For many providing mental health treatment, having access to their clients’ complete record within HealthlinkNY’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) can make all the difference in the quality ...
Dec
Staci Romeo Named Interim Executive Director ‘Christina has built a dynamic organization and a strong team that will continue to innovate and advance interoperability of electronic health records in ...
The HealthlinkNY Community Network Takes a Big Step Toward Making Mental Health a Priority for Employers by Introducing a Workplace Wellness Mental Health Toolkit Mental Illness Accounts for More Lost ...
While many of us tend to think of the benefits of accessing a patient’s full Health Information Exchange (HIE) record in a primary care or hospital setting, we ...
Good health means good business. As the prevalence of chronic disease rises, along with the cost of medical care, employers pay the price through their employer-sponsored health care costs and ...
Sep
On September 20th, HealthlinkNY’s employees gathered at the Roberson Museum in Binghamton, NY to build teamwork and celebrate a year of success and growth. All of HealthlinkNY’...
HealthlinkNY wins the Patient Satisfaction award from Infor's Progress Makers Awards Ceremony. Read more here.
If you want to reduce the barriers that keep adults with a diagnosable mental health condition from seeking help, the workplace is a good place to start. “A majority ...
Traditionally, medicine was a “lone-wolf” profession, in which physicians treated patients individually, referring patients to other physicians and specialists only when necessary to treat a specific case. But ...
HealthlinkNY has collaborated with our neighboring HIEs to send and receive patient alerts through most of New York. The HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange (HIE) can alert you when your patients ...
Search for Change CEO Ashley Brody has seen the future, and he knows HealthlinkNY will be part of it. For 40 years, the small nonprofit Search for Change has done one ...
With HealthlinkNY, Broome County Health Dept. can pull together records to quickly investigate outbreaks of communicable diseases. Guess how much that saves? “HealthlinkNY gives me the information ...
A family physician explains how access to a patient’s hospital, specialist, and home care records improves care and reduces costs at Endwell Family Physicians. John Perry, MD, of ...
Emergency Departments Reduce Length of Stay by 7% and Odds of Readmission by 4.5% When the Attending Physician Uses the HIE “The Study Proves That New York State’s Investment ...
Begin to contribute data to the HealthlinkNY HIE by September 30th, and you may be eligible for an $8,000 incentive or more. Sure, we want all providers to link to the ...
Hearts are red, veins are blue; with a patient’s consent, you can get a full view. So, show your patients a little love. Here’s how! ...
Want to know when your patient has been admitted or discharged? Now, HealthlinkNY can alert you. One of the biggest information gaps in healthcare occurs between hospitals and primary ...
Jan
County health clinics are obtaining patient consent and contributing important records to the HIE. Now provider organizations need to catch up. No one can be more excited about HealthlinkNY than ...
HealthlinkNY added many participants, people, and features in 2016. It is leveraging its connections to multiple stakeholders to drive healthcare improvement. We love to see our numbers go up, so we ...
Take these steps, and your provider organization will get a lot more out of the Health Information Exchange! If snow and cold weather have kept you from acting on your ...
We’re leading a community effort to develop a Mental Health Tool Kit to prompt more people to offer or seek help. New York State Senator Sue Serino (at ...
As we enter the holiday season, I am grateful for the company of family and friends, particularly loved ones who have triumphed over medical issues. Thanks to the skill and ...
When Lourdes and Guthrie hosted a Medical Mission At Home clinic at an Owego school, we were onsite to help them get a clearer picture of patients. The good news ...
With HealthlinkNY’s new provider alerts, physicians and care managers can proactively manage patient care in and out of the hospital. Although physicians are increasingly called upon to manage ...
States now have the option to provide data exchange incentives to more types of provider organizations. It’s not too early to apply. Data exchange is not just important ...
At HealthlinkNY, you can use your existing skills in exciting new ways. Just ask these two recent hires. What’s a pharmacist like Mark Perry doing at a health ...
Two influential HIT publications—Advance Healthcare Network for Health Information Professionals and Patient Engagement IT— had interesting things to say about HealthlinkNY in October. The story of ...
At our poverty simulation, healthcare and safety net providers experienced hardships first-hand. Now they know what their low-income patients and clients face. To really know a person, you need to ...
We’re sending participants monthly metrics so you get the most out of your connection to the Health Information Exchange. HealthlinkNY works hard to connect providers to the Health ...
We’ve heard you! We have upgraded our Web Portal to simplify your life and make HealthlinkNY more user-friendly than ever. Ever forget your HealthlinkNY password and wish ...
Consent forms give patients the ability to grant or deny consent. Here’s how you can help them make the right choice. The HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange (HIE) can ...
Oct
It’s great meeting our Binghamton neighbors, and introducing them to interesting artists and community projects. On the first Friday evening of each month since 2004, the First Friday Art ...
Catholic Charities of Broome County depends on the HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange to fill information gaps—some big, some small—for its Health Home members. One of ...
The new HealthlinkNY deployment team hosts a Live Kick-Off Day in the waiting room to help patients understand how the HIE benefits them, and help the staff obtain patient consent. ...
Moving to value-based payment requires a new way of thinking about patients, and a vision to transform your practice's workflow to measure outcomes. We offer free technical help to ...
How our two Health Action Priority Networks in the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley have become the region’s largest catalyst for population health improvement, and what's happening ...
HealthlinkNY has nearly doubled its staff in the last year, and we’re still growing. One of our openings may be right for you. Working at HealthlinkNY is like ...
New York State says Article 28 hospitals have to contribute data through the HIE by March 9, 2017. But that’s not the only reason they should. Every hospital has them: the ...
New CMS payment models require providers to transform the way they care for patients. Now, clinical practices can get FREE technical help to manage the change. For providers, the hardest ...
At golf tourneys and festivals, we’re spreading the word about HealthlinkNY and our new patient portal, coming soon. The weekend of July 8-10 was a busy one for ...
A prestigious national publication HealthlinkNY’s marketing campaign has boosted affirmative consents while educating consumers that sharing data is safe. HealthlinkNY’s campaign to successfully boost patient consent ...
A new connection through the HealthlinkNY HIE will improve care for nearly 450,000 residents served With more than 3,300 professionals and 850 medical staff members, the Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS) is ...
Now, Patients Can Print Consent Forms to Bring to Their Next Medical Appointment, So Providers Can Look Up Records Statewide and Get a Clearer Picture of Their Patients’ Health ...
Lindsay Farrell says regional connectivity has vastly improved in the Hudson Valley since Southern Tier Health Link and THINC merged to create HealthlinkNY. Now providers need to catch up. Lindsay ...
If your organization has at least one DOH-registered Medicaid provider, you may be eligible for the Data Exchange Incentive Program (DEIP). It’s not too late, but funding is ...
Jun
An innovative poverty simulation exercise to expose providers to the reality of struggling to make ends meet is used by HAPN Hudson Valley. If you haven’t experienced poverty, ...
Nearly 2 million people have seen and heard HealthlinkNY’s new consumer education ads. The message: Sign consent forms to get better care. If you live and work in the ...
There’s plenty to do and learn when you intern at HealthlinkNY, as Rebecca Palombo found out. How many people does it take to run a Health Information Exchange? ...
New York State DOH will fund the third year of HealthlinkNY’s Health Action Priorities Networks (HAPNs) in the Southern Tier and in the Hudson Valley as part of ...
Meet Dan Walker, HealthlinkNY’s very first Interface Engineer. His job is to support HealthlinkNY’s commitment to an excellent user experience. “Providers can’t always ...
How Refuah Health Center found a way to operate its Patient-Centered Medical Home more efficiently. Coordinating patient care just got easier for Refuah Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center ...
It is shocking to know that many factors that determine health have little to do with medicine. According to public health experts, people with limited education, income, and access to ...
Every year, Crystal Felker, Senior Director of Programs and Regional Director of the Southern Tier at HealthlinkNY, returns to her alma mater, SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, to tell ...
While every patient benefits from coordinated care, nursing home residents depend on it. A patient in a skilled-long-term facility is likely to have multiple chronic conditions, many medications, and ...
Helene Kopal, whose initial work in disease management led her to focus on health information technology to drive change, has been elected to the HealthlinkNY Board of Directors. Ms. Kopal ...
Urgent Care Centers offer patients convenient after-hours care, but they can disrupt care continuity for patients. Here’s how FirstCare Walk-In Medical Center in Highland, New York is rising ...
Another provider organization may already have the results you need, so why waste time and money? Emergency department (ED) physicians have to make quick life-or-death treatment decisions for patients they ...
HealthlinkNY is excited to announce that Bethany Village is now live with access to the HealthlinkNY Web Portal. Bethany Village is located in Horseheads, NY not far from Corning, Elmira ...
Regency Extended Care Center in Yonkers completed their training and gained access to their patients’ pertinent electronic medical records via the HealthlinkNY Web Portal. Social workers, administrative staff ...
FirstCare Walk-In Medical Center is now able to retrieve their patients’ pertinent medical information the instant it’s need from the HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange (HIE). FirstCare ...
We’re making it easy for you: The HealthlinkNY Web Portal now lets you look up your patient’s medical records — without information overload — through New ...
Feb
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital of Newburgh, New York has expanded its use of HealthlinkNY with a bi-directional Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) connection to the HealthlinkNY Health Information ...
The start of the New Year has been a busy time for the HealthlinkNY Team with three new practices gaining Web Portal access to the HealthlinkNY Health Information Exchange (HIE.) ...
Family Services of Chemung County went live with access to HealthlinkNY’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) via the Web Portal on December 15th. Access to the portal provides Family ...
Over the past several months, the HealthlinkNY team has been hard at work, developing new and improved virtual training sessions aimed at educating participants on the Health Information Exchange (HIE) ...
The HealthlinkNY team has been hard at work to ensure the year comes to an end on a positive note with many new connections. Since November 1st HealthlinkNY has seen ...
Dr. Hal N. Buch Gastroenterology and Bambini Pediatrics Go-Live with Bi-Directional C-CDA Connections. The Second of December saw two new Hudson Valley medical practices connect to the HealthlinkNY ...
Dec
HealthlinkNY is proud to announce that the Absolut Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Endicott, New York completed their Web Portal and Consent Collection Training and is now live with ...
The Valhalla campus of Westchester Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers both went live with a new Admission, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) feed to the ...
Through its involvement in population health initiatives, HealthlinkNY seeks to improve the health of all residents in the communities it serves, throughout the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley regions. Our ...
HealthlinkNY is excited to better serve the population in our Health Information Exchange’s region by providing brochures, consent forms, and consent information sheets in 19 languages. Providers and healthcare ...
On October 27th, the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center (GHVFHC) began digitally submitting patient medical records to the HIE through a Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) connection. The ...
HealthlinkNY is excited to announce that Costanzo M. Feo has joined our Account Management Team! Costanzo will be working directly with the community, providers and staff to facilitate integrating the ...
‘This is a revolutionary step towards a long-awaited goal. Now medical records can electronically follow patients, with their consent, throughout the state if they need care away from home ...
Two Hudson Valley based health organizations, Health Quest and the Institute for Family Health, are now sending patient results to the HealthlinkNY HIE. At the end of September, Health ...
On September 30th the HealthlinkNY Board Elected Susan S. Stuard as the Board’s Newest Member. HealthlinkNY is excited to announce that our former Executive Vice President of Strategy ...
New Windsor Family Medicine implements HealthlinkNY services and goes live with a Consolidated-Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA.) HealthlinkNY is proud to announce that it has expanded its relationship with New ...
Ezras Choilim Health Center is now live with a Bi-Directional C-CDA connection to the HealthlinkNY HIE. On August 24th Ezras Choilim Health Center began submitting Consolidated-Clinical Document Architectures (C-CDA’...
HealthlinkNY launches a new website to create easier access to more information for patients and physicians. HealthlinkNY launched its new website on August 6th. The new site provides ...
HealthlinkNY hosted a grand opening celebration to celebrate its move to a new location. HealthlinkNY’s Western Office officially opened its doors on August 3rd to the community ...
Catholic Charities of Chenango Country uses the HealthlinkNY Web Portal to improve care. Catholic Charities of Chenango County is a non-profit agency that has served its community since 1970. The ...
HealthlinkNY’s western office grows into a new location in downtown Binghamton, NY HealthlinkNY’s western office located in Binghamton, NY is moving from its location at 45 Lewis ...
HealthlinkNY celebrates ten years of delivering health information to its community HealthlinkNY has spent the last ten years working to strengthen and grow its Health Information Exchange (HIE) to improve ...
The integrated health care system can now transmit clinical care documents through HealthlinkNY. HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is an integrated health care system focused on providing quality care to ...
A multi-generational care hospital and a children’s specialty hospital go live with a Bi-Directional CCD-A Connection Two hospitals are now live with a Bi-Directional Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (...
HealthlinkNY pushes 12 practices live through its MEDENT Hub Project for a bi-directional connection to the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Twelve practices in the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley Regions are ...
Jun
The Institute for Family Health (IFH) is now connected to HealthlinkNY’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) with a bi-directional connection. HealthlinkNY’s reach continues to expand as more ...
The Hudson Valley Care Coalition and the CommunityHealth Care Collaborative are now Contributing Data to HealthlinkNY’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) HealthlinkNY is proud to announce that the Hudson ...
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital (SLCH), known for their optimum stroke care, educates the community on Stroke Awareness Month. May is Stroke Awareness Month and St. Luke’s ...
Dr. Baldia credits the HealthlinkNY HIE for efficient access to patient data CHIROsport & spine specializes in chiropractic, massage, and rehabilitation services. Dr. Baldia believes in the importance of educating ...
HealthlinkNY coordinates initial PHIP Kick-Off meetings and welcomes another valuable member to our team The Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP) continues to develop in both of HealthlinkNY’s Eastern ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier (MHAST) is hosting multiple events to educate the community. MHAST is hosting events throughout the ...
An outstanding 96% of patients permit consent to HealthlinkNY Participating Providers. HealthlinkNY prides itself on the ability to deliver patient data safely and securely through its Health Information Exchange (HIE); however, ...
HealthlinkNY HIE services provide access to vital health information while simultaneously supporting various state and federal programs. HealthlinkNY is a non-profit organization dedicated to linking together the people, places and ...
LHVPN goes live with Inbound Perinatal Care Summary (PCS) Document With the help of HealthlinkNY, Hudson Valley’s tiniest and most vulnerable residents now have a helping hand in ...
Endwell Family Physicians and Keith Nichols, MD are now bi-directional through the HealthlinkNY MEDENT Hub Endwell Family Physicians and Keith Nichols, MD have both gone live through the MEDENT Hub. ...
CPC Practitioners featured in President Obama’s Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network President Obama is introduced by Westchester Health Associates’ Nancy Beran (Source: Westchester Magazine) Going ...
Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital are now live with the ADT Interface ...
Nearly $100 Million to NYS Health Innovation Plan New York State was awarded the State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative: Round Two Award in December of 2014 by the Center for Innovation at ...
SUNY Broome Students learn about HealthlinkNY at the 4th Annual HIE Presentation on February 27th. HealthlinkNY continues to make advancements in the Health Information Technology field at the 4th Annual ...
HealthlinkNY works to enhance patient care through more complete diagnostic imaging HealthlinkNY is excited to announce that in the coming months, new and substantial enhancements will be rolled out for ...
$45 million dollars proposed to improve the State Health Information Network of New York As the second quarter of 2015 approaches, HealthlinkNY and other Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) across New York ...
In the upcoming months HealthlinkNY will boast new bi-directional connections with many of our participants enabling cross-regional data sharing between providers in our eleven county region. A wide variety and ...
HealthlinkNY is pleased to announce that we recently expanded our team with seven new employees. These new additions to the staff will help support and facilitate the increasing demands of ...
As of January 29, 2015 St. John’s Riverside is the third organization from the Hudson Valley to start contributing data to the HealthlinkNY HIE through secure exchange interfaces. Once St. ...
Lourdes, a founding member of STHL/HealthlinkNY since 2007, continues to expand their organization’s access to the Health Information Exchange to facilitate better coordinated care throughout the community and ...
As of January 20, 2015, both The Institute for Family Health and Access: Supports for Living have gone live, making them the first organizations in the Hudson Valley to be contributing data ...
HealthlinkNY is pleased to announce our new Provider Relations Coordinator for the Hudson Valley: Irene Friday. Irene will be working with clinics and hospitals to enhance HealthlinkNY’s Health ...
Following our recently announced merger, HealthlinkNY is excited to announce that the Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) Web Portal has successfully transitioned to the HealthlinkNY Web Portal. HealthlinkNY is committed ...
New York State Department of Health Announces Contractors for Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP); STHL and THINC to Serve Southern Tier and Mid-Hudson Regions The New York State Department of ...
In a step toward unified exchange of health information in New York State, Southern Tier Healthlink (STHL) and Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) announced their plans today to ...
Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) plans to implement Infor’s cloud-based Cloverleaf Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) a secure, standards-based infrastructure that integrates clinical data from across disparate systems and manages ...
HealthlinkNY is the Greater Binghamton Chamber Business of the Week. The health information exchange was established in 2007 under a collaboration between Lourdes and UHS with partial funding from a Heal ...
At CHIROsport & spine it is essential for the practice to have access to their patient’s most current health information, and to readily communicate with other healthcare professionals.&...
