Summer 2021 Newsletter

Summer is here and UHIN has already been cookin’ in 2021. We’ve made some big new CHIE connections, launched a new partnership with three other healthcare organizations, opened registration for the Provider Education Summit that is coming up in August, and much more. Read on to see what’s been happening this quarter!

News and updates:

1

TestUtah Labs and Intermountain’s new Spanish Fork Hospital are now connected to the CHIE as primary data sources! TestUtah Labs are sending COVID-19 Lab Results to UHIN from the State, allowing us to alert providers when one of their patients has a new COVID test. The new Spanish Fork Hospital has been sending ADTs and CCDs since late April, adding to our ever-growing list of clinical data sources. Also, Dixie Regional Medical Center has changed its name to St. George Regional Hospital, which will be reflected in data connections. Learn more about Alerts here: CHIE Alerts

2

UHIN Partners on New Joint Venture, BeyondHIE! UHIN has joined three other organizations poised to transform healthcare partnering to create a new company focused on helping health information exchanges (HIEs), payers and providers improve health outcomes. The four companies joining together are Comagine Health, Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE), Orion Health and the UHIN.

Read the full press release: Presser
Visit the BeyondHIE website: Website

3

Provider Education Summit 2021

Utah’s premiere event for billers, coders, and office managers is back

The Provider Education Summit (PES) is back!! And we’re doing an in-person format!! It’s time to network and learn with your billing and coding colleagues, so we are bringing the Payer Q&A Panel, guest speakers, and network of healthcare payers to all four Utah locations this August. Tickets are on sale now for each location. Price of admission covers: 

  • All sessions for that day
  • Lunch
  • Entry into prize raffles
  • Swag, swag and more swag

Refer a friend for more chances to win prizes!
Let your friends and colleagues know about PES 21 and tell them to mention your name at registration in the “How did you hear about the PES Event?” section. For every referral you’ll get an extra ticket for the raffles at the end of the event. 

4

Bi-Directional Exchange: Physician Fee Schedule Update – The CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule introduced the HIE Bi-Directional Exchange measure for MIPS. Financial incentives are available for providers who participate in an HIE that both sends and receives healthcare data for every patient encounter, transition or referral, and record stored or maintained in the provider’s EHR. 

If you are a current CHIE customer, please contact us to learn how to get set up for bi-directional exchange reporting! If you are not a current CHIE customer, but you would like to qualify for the bi-directional exchange rule, call us at 877-693-3071 or send a message to chiesupport@uhin.org!

Blog: Bi-Directional Exchange Fee Schedule

5

A New Healthcare Data Platform is Coming!

UHIN is working to make interoperability easier than ever. Our Healthcare Platform is being built for data-driven workflows, making healthcare analytics accessible and usable through a source-agnostic platform that will unlock the power of combining claims and clinical data. To get notified of Platform news, visit https://uhin.org/healthcare-platform/

6

UHIN is Hiring!!

We have been adding new members to the UHIN Team like crazy and we still have open positions to fill! Check out our Careers page for updates: UHIN Careers

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