MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'axolotl'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:31:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314090&cid=t_225562_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-information-services-provider-business-model I've written previously about Healthcare Information Exchange Sustainability and the need for Healthcare Information Services Providers (HISPs) to serve as gateways connecting individual EHRs. How should HISPs be funded and how can we encourage HISP vendors to connect every little guy in the country? We've started to think about this in Massachusetts. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314090 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:19:25 +0100 4314090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876746&cid=t_225562_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F08%2F16%2Fingenix-acquires-hie-provider-axolotl%2F It seems like it’s the season of acquisitions for healthcare companies. I’ve been predicting the need for EMR consolidation for a while now, but we have yet to really see that happening. Instead this acquisition by Ingenix is entrance into the HIE space. Here’s a section of the press release: Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) services. The combined company will enable health information to be shared effectively and securely for the benefit of patients and health care professionals. The Axolotl management team will remain in place and will lead Ingenix’s efforts in health care community connectivity. Seems like all the major EMR players ar... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876746 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:06:58 +0100 3876746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2177421&cid=t_225562_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fi-dont-usually-do-this-but.html I'm experimenting with different kinds of posts. Here's one I don't often do: personnel announcements.Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives has taken the "interim" tag off Michael O’Rourke, naming him senior VP and CIO of the 77-hospital organization. O'Rourke, 56, had been interim CIO since August 2007. He previously led IT operations at Triad Hospitals, which became part of Community Health Systems in July 2007.Also, health information exchange vendor Axolotl created a dedicated development team to assist the New York State Department of Health and the New York eHealth Collaborative in the building of the proposed Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY).Sean Smith, developer of Axolotl’s Information Health Exchange (IHE) prototypes, will head the four-person te... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2177421 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:02:00 +0100 2177421