APP Design continued its efforts for Health Information Exchange sustainability at HIMSS 10. “The current model of grant funding and hoping for a future sustainability solution is not viable.” said Robert Quinn, partner at APP Design. “With our RHIOnet infrastructure, Health Information Exchanges can build a portfolio of private-labeled value added services to fund their exchange and eliminate their dependence on grants.”
“There’s no magic bullet. Our solution still requires community participation and effort by the stake holders. But our customers have shown that they can produce a sustainable business model for HIEs based on vale added services backed by RHIOnet.”
More information on RHIOnet and HIE sustainability is available here.
The major update for X12Parser library v.1.1.0 is released. It includes a compiler for new XML-based message definition format and a full set of definitions for X12/997 and X12/270 messages.
From ScienceBlog
NEW YORK (March 10, 2009) — Health information technology programs implemented in New York state are active and functioning a full two years after being established, and could serve as models for new federal initiatives, according to a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College.
APP Design RHIOnet customer WNYHealtheNet has been in operation since 2001.
“New York state is leading the nation in health IT,” Dr. Kaushal says. “These successes could help shape the federal government’s approach to health IT.”
Full article here.
APP Design Client HealthxNet now processes over 400,000 transactions per month for over 3,000 users, representing more than 5,000 providers. Albuquerque-based HealthxNet provides Eligibility and Benefits, Claim Status, Pre-authorization, Patient Census and Claims Processing for local payers, Molina Healthcare, Lovelace Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, and New Mexico Medicaid, along with national payers, such as Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and Tricare.
“APP has helped us build the strong infrastructure necessary to support our 24/7 operations.” says Joseph Speroni, Vice President of HealthxNet. “Their rigorous approach to software development and depth of healthcare experience allows us to integrate new features and data feeds quickly and release confident that they’ll run perfectly first time, every time.”
In operation since 1999, HealthXnet® health information exchange seeks to encourage cooperation, improve administrative efficiencies, and enhance the ability to deliver quality care to its member organizations by streamlining the flow of information among hospitals, health plans, physicians and other healthcare organizations. More information about HealthxNet is available at http://www.healthxnet.com.
APP Design designs and develops healthcare information delivery systems. HealthxNet has been an APP Design client since 2005.
APP Design’s RHIOnet (aka Eliginet) is now processing an average of 4 million transactions per month for Western New York HealtheNet. WNY HealtheNet now has more than 15,000 unique users and transaction volume, a mix of Eligibility, Claim Status, Referral, Pre-authorization, and Reports has been growing consistently since the original roll-out in 2001. Congrats to WNY HealtheNet!