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Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Announce Donation to Interoperability Institute Workforce Program

24.6.2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 |emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Announce Donation to Interoperability Institute Workforce Program Donations will benefit students pursuing a career in health information technology GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) and Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) today announced that a portion of proceeds from every referral it makes to Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program (TDRAAP) will be used to support a student pursuing a career in health information technology at Interoperability Institute’s (IOI) Workforce program. TDRAAP, launched by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, in partnership with UDAP.org,...

Michigan Health Information Network Awarded Funding From the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

11.5.2021

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Published: 5/11/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Marketing & Communications Manager Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network Awarded Funding From the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Funding will allow for greater collaboration with the City of Detroit on COVID-19 vaccination efforts LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), a public and private nonprofit created to coordinate and build bridges between healthcare providers, announced today that it has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as part of its Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange Program (STAR HIE...

Michigan Health Information Network, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Partner with 3WON to Offer Free Tool to Providers

03.5.2021

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Published: 5/3/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Partner with 3WON to Offer Free Tool to Providers Tool will allow providers to more easily comply with new CMS interoperability rules GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura), and 3WON today announced the release of DirettoReg™, a free tool designed to allow community providers and practitioners to quickly submit their digital contact information for the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), therefore making it easier to comply with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Interoperability Rule...

Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and EHNAC Announce Referral Agreement to Deliver Trust and Transparency for Organizational and Individual Access to Data

22.4.2021

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Published: 4/22/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 |emily.mata@mihin.org Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and EHNAC Announce Referral Agreement to Deliver Trust and Transparency for Organizational and Individual Access to Data Relationship extends access of Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program to health plans, electronic health information exchanges and other providers nationwide GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, today announced a referral agreement to bring the Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program (TDRAAP) to health plans, health information exchanges (HIE) and providers nationwide...

Newly Formed Alliance to Create Open Source Healthcare Sandbox

30.3.2021

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Published: 3/30/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Marketing and Communications Manager 517.745.8835| emily.mata@mihin.org Newly Formed Alliance to Create Open Source Healthcare Sandbox Four of the largest organizations in health IT join forces to advance interoperability, collaboration ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Interoperability Institute (IOI) today announced that it has joined forces with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) USA, Interopion and Red Hat to create InterOp.Community, an emerging effort to advance the healthcare interoperability agenda via the use of open platforms and open-source software. IOI presently supports Interoperability Land™, a safe, collaborative, simulated healthcare environment available in the AWS Marketplace, but has increasingly realized the need to advance an open-source complement to that environment not only to engage and support the development community, but to...

Michigan Health Information Network Kicks Off Virtual Event Series

24.3.2021

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Published: 3/24/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2021 For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Marketing & Communications Manager 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Michigan Health Information Network Kicks Off Virtual Event Series First event focuses on implications of COVID-19, future of health care delivery GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) yesterday kicked off their 2021 virtual event series, Connecting Michigan for Health and More. The series includes five virtual events over the course of the year, including a combination of full-day conferences and half-day workshops which aim to bring together leaders in healthcare, legal policy, interoperability and more. Yesterday’s kickoff event, Introduction to Healthcare Technology — Exploring the New Paradigm, examined the implications for the ongoing evolution of healthcare delivery, experience, costs and outcomes...

Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and KPI Ninja Partner with Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network

11.3.2021

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Published: 3/11/21 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2021 For additional information, contact: Velatura: Emily Mata 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org WISHIN: Joe Kachelski 608.268.1838 | jkachelski@wishin.org KPI Ninja: Vineeth Yeddula 402.419.0906 | vineeth@kpininja.com Velatura Public Benefit Corporation and KPI Ninja Partner with Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network Strategic collaboration improves solutions, services and interoperability in the Midwest GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network, Inc. (WISHIN), the state-designated health information exchange (HIE) for Wisconsin, today announced its contract with Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) and KPI Ninja. The partnership will replace WISHIN’s current health information platform and expand services for its provider and payer HIE participants...

USQHIN Announces the Launch of the National ADT Hub Network

23.2.2021

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Published: 2/23/2021 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Marketing & Communications Manager Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services 517.745.8835 emily.mata@mihin.org USQHIN ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL ADT HUB NETWORK Network aims to better enable national public health use cases, various federal interoperability goals GRAND RAPIDS, MI - USQHIN today announced the launch of an innovative and collaborative National ADT Hub Network (NAHN) to better enable national public health use cases and various federal interoperability goals...

An Alternative Nationwide Health Information Network Has Launched to Scale and Solve National Interoperability Challenges

08.2.2021

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Published: 2/8/2021 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information, contact: Emily Mata |Marketing & Communications Manager Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services 517.745.8835 emily.mata@mihin.org An Alternative Nationwide Health Information Network Has Launched to Scale and Solve National Interoperability Challenges USQHIN aims to close gaps, emphasize collaboration Grand Rapids, MI - The United States QHIN (USQHIN) has launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of Velatura Public Benefit Corporation, which will use data exchange to scale and solve national interoperability challenges. Historically, national data exchange has been limited by the challenges of exchanging integrated, rationalized data between disparate networks. USQHIN aims to solve this challenge by closing the gap between effective local or regional exchange and national exchange and by emphasizing collaboration and honoring existing network relationships to benefit all participants. USQHIN aligns with the currently understood...

Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Partners with Georgia Health Information Network to Enhance Current Health Information Exchange

03.2.2021

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Published: 2/3/2021 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information, contact: Emily Mata | Communications Manager 517.745.8835 | emily.mata@mihin.org Velatura Public Benefit Corporation Partners with Georgia Health Information Network to Enhance Current Health Information Exchange ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), the state-designated health information exchange (HIE) for Georgia, today announced its contract with Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura). The partnership will replace GaHIN’s current health information platform and expand services for Georgia providers. GaHIN facilitates the use and secure exchange of patient health information so providers have the information they need at the point of care, resulting in improved quality of care, better health outcomes and reductions in cost. Velatura’s advanced tools and service offerings will reduce onboarding burden and provide more value proposition to HIE members, encouraging more participation within Georgia and across the country...