The following stories regarding health information exchanges were reported on Becker's Hospital Review over the past month, starting with the most recent.
Clinicians at three Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine hospitals can now access patient information, including vitals and current medications, through a Web-based mobile app called Connexus.
The Nebraska Health Information Initiative is now linked to the Iowa Health Information Network, allowing providers on both exchanges to use Direct messaging to query patient records.
Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., has reported a data breach after a folder containing protected health information was found in a public restroom in the lobby of one of the buildings, according to a KRWG report.
Office Ally has introduced its new e-prescribing module, OA-Rx, and has partnered with Surescripts to link the module to more than 93 percent of pharmacies across the country.
An electronic physiological surveillance system implemented at two hospitals in the U.K. led to a 15 percent decline in all-cause mortality, according to a study in BMJ Quality and Safety.