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De-identifying Patient Data, Part 1

By sovita.chander@caristix.com | Published: November 30, 2010
In healthcare IT, no matter where you work, you’re faced with protecting patient data. Many countries have regulatory frameworks to address patient privacy and the use of health information. In the US, HIPAA regulates the use of PHI (protected health information). In Canada, the law is called PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act). [...]
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What if HL7 interface specifications were easy to document?

By jeanluc.morin@caristix.com | Published: November 23, 2010
Some organizations call them HL7 conformance profiles, others call them HL7 interface specifications. They’re all talking about a description of the data format used for exchange between systems within a care facility. The terminology might not be consistent, but the challenge is: documentation. How do you document conformance profiles so that the description is up-to-date [...]
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15 Soundbites from the Canada-US eHealth Summit

By stephane.vigot@caristix.com | Published: November 19, 2010
I was in Philadelphia this week for the 2nd Annual Canada-US eHealth Summit (PDF). Now, this wasn’t a big conference like HIMSS. But it was a great opportunity to break open our silos and share knowledge and stories across the border. Plus, we got to hear from a handful of respected HIT leaders, including John [...]
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Caristix Connect Is Now Caristix Conformance (Thank You, Beta Users)

By sovita.chander@caristix.com | Published: November 5, 2010
First of all, a big thank-you goes out to all the folks who signed up for our beta. Because of your input, our products are a lot more useful and a whole lot more compelling than a few months back. Betas Are Good For Branding and Messaging, Too Our beta users provided great feedback on [...]
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