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:

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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

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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

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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. 

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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

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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/

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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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Spring 2021 Newsletter

A full quarter is in the rear-view mirror now, and it’s already been a fun 2021. UHINt was given its proper send off, MYUHIN is getting rave reviews, The Annual Forum is almost here again, we set up new CHIE connections, and much more.

The biggest news and updates so far:

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MYUHIN in the spotlight! It’s been a big quarter for our web-based electronic billing platform. Customers love the user-centric design and functionality, and they love our customer success and support teams! The price is set for providers offices who need an exceptional billing tool without wrecking their revenue…

  1. UHINt officially retired – After 20 years we have given UHIN’s original hand-entry claims tool, UHINt, its final ride. All users have been moved over to the new and improved MYUHIN.
  2. Self sign-up & Enrollment appointments – User can now sign up for MYUHIN themselves! For those who need enrollment help, however, will need to work with our Enrollment Team. If you are looking to Enroll with your target payers, user our Calendly scheduler: Schedule with Enrollment Team!
  3. New training videos are available: Watch Here

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UHIN Annual Forum – May 5, 2021 – Virtual Event

The 2021 Annual Forum is coming and we’ll be officially announcing our Keynote speakers in the next couple of weeks!

This year topics will focus on changes in the Payer landscape and how they affect all players in healthcare, especially as it relates to interoperability. Stay tuned for announcements on our event page here: UHIN Annual Forum

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CHIE Updates – Since our last update we continue to add new features and data sources to enhance our HIE. Some of the more important updates:

  1. DIRECT update – You can now download a .CSV of ADTs directly from the MYUHIN portal
  2. New Data Sources
  • Wyoming Frontier Information (WYFI) – ADTs (Dec 2020)
  • Rocky Mountain Homecare and Hospice – CCDs (Nov 2020)
  • Bonneville Family Practice – ADT and TRN (transcriptions/progress notes) (Nov 2020)
  • Chesapeake Regional Information System (CRISP) the HIE for Maryland and DC (Nov 2020)
  • Highland Care Center – ADTs (Nov 2020)
  • Pointe Meadow Health and Rehabilitation – ADTs (Nov 2020)

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Security & Compliance Updates

  1. SOC 2 Type II
  2. FedRamp Compliant

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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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Top 3 Takeaways from HIT 2020

With the 2020 HIT Conference in the rearview mirror, we wanted to talk a look back at the highlights.

Our Top 3 Takeaways from HIT 2020:

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The top sessions of the conference by session feedback and attendance were our 3 featured sessions, by Dr. Don Rucker, Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, and Dr. Ajit Singh. Those who registered can see the full session recordings through the WHOVA app. Sessions are also available on our UHIN Stage YouTube page. Some sessions are available to those who weren’t able to attend the event! 

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We nerded out on FHIR with several in-depth presentations related to the possibilities of FHIR in connecting our healthcare data for interoperability. Check out these three FHIR sessions: 

  1. Integrated FHIR Delivery – https://youtu.be/U5hYy0HALPs
  2. The Evolving Quality Measures Ecosystem – https://youtu.be/61oEjpgDWaE
  3. FHIR Panel with Cambia Grove Innovator Fellowship – https://youtu.be/v6KtEF2vi8A

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UHIN has a new interoperability platform in the works called the Healthcare Platform. More details coming in 2021, but you can be the first to get updates by subscribing. We’re looking for interested organizations to Build With Us, so visit our Healthcare Platform page for details: https://uhin.org/healthcare-platform/