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Starting in January 2016, providers and patients on MyHealthStory and in the Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) can efficiently exchange patient information, securely and privately. MyHealthStory and TRMC are working towards building a network of Health Information Exchange that will serve patients and travelers along the I-75 corridor and plan to include Department of Defense healthcare providers. Experts in security, […]

The Florida Health Information Exchange (HIE) allows healthcare providers to securely exchange health information. Offering patient look up, direct messaging and event notification services, it is enhancing the way healthcare providers exchange information.
By joining the network established through Community Health IT’s MyHealthStory, users gain access to the Florida HIE and the eHealth Exchange. The eHealth Exchange is a group of federal […]

WellFlorida’s Associate Planner, Naomi Ardjomand-Kermani, MPH, will be a guest speaker at the educational summit Understanding Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities: A Healthcare Perspective on Friday, March 18 at the Hilton UF Conference Center in Gainesville. Naomi will discuss the need for inclusive and comprehensive sexual education. At WellFlorida, Naomi is currently in her third year of managing the High Impact (HIV) Prevention grant, funded by the Florida Department of Health, as both the HIV Prevention Specialist and Linkage Care Coordinator for newly diagnosed HIV […]

Organized by the Global Institute for Cybersecurity + Research and hosted at American University

News that a California hospital was forced to pay ransom to regain control of their own computer system is just the latest example of the constant cyber threat faced daily by governments, businesses and individuals worldwide. Coordinating and managing a swift and effective response to cyber attacks is one of the biggest challenges in today’s complex and interconnected world. An even more vexing problem is how to build a coordinated fortress for […]

Typically, behavioral health information is excluded from community health information exchanges because it is difficult to keep this private information absolutely secure. Professionals in this field have stricter confidentiality requirements than traditional healthcare professionals especially surrounding substance abuse. MyHealthStory, however, is making the secure transfer of this information possible.

Since 2011, MyHealthStory has allowed behavioral health centers and their patients to securely […]

Healthy Start of North Central Florida was recently awarded a 21 month grant from the Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions to plan for and pilot a Coordinated Intake and Referral System (CI&R) in Alachua County. More than 10 partners have joined together to create a plan that will provide pregnant women and parents of young children with access to a family partner who will work with them to assess their strengths and needs and refer them to the services or resources they may need. […]