••• J2 Interactions Newsletter | December '23 •••



Winter is here!

And so is the biggest TEFCA news since Campbell’s started adding extra Qs, Hs, Is, and Ns to their cans of chicken alphabet soup.

Last week, ONC announced the first six Qualified Health Information Networks that are certified under TEFCA. Congratulations to all of our new QHINs!

What is your plan to advance TEFCA compliance for your customers? Do you need a hand figuring it all out? J2 is your huckleberry. Drop us a line. Want to know what’s been going on nationwide? It’s been a busy month. Check out our updates below.

Meanwhile, it’s not too late to get your flu shot and COVID booster!

Happy Holidays to you and yours,


Jen Carter ❄️
Executive Director, Customer Experience
 
••••• J2 Insights •••••

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Realizing Dubai’s Vision For the Future: Over One Thousand Medical Facilities Connected In Transformational Health Information Exchange

The Dubai Health Authority collaborated with J2 Interactive to ensure the successful creation and implementation of their government-sponsored platform, the Network and Analysis Backbone for Integrated Dubai Health (NABIDH). Today, NABIDH delivers incredible benefits to the Emirate.
 
 
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Interface Engine Modernization: One County’s Success Story

When one large California county health system needed to modernize its outdated interface engine, J2 helped them move to InterSystems IRIS for Health. We dive into how J2 tackled this complicated migration project within our blog.
 
 
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Where Is J2 Now?

J2 has big plans for 2024! Our map below provides a sneak peek of where we will be.
 


Most recently, we were at the 2023 ONC Annual Meeting to join conversations around key issues at the intersection of healthcare, public health, policymaking, and technology.​​​​

    
 
 

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Holiday Cheer!

Our Boston team got together this year to celebrate the holidays by touring the Winter Wonderland light display at Southwick’s Zoo. 

It’s not just the humans getting into the holiday spirit this year, either. Our furry friends have joined the action.



We hope your holidays are just as merry! 
   

••••• J2 Industry News •••••

ONC Commits to Support for FHIR in Updated TEFCA Standards

The Department of Health and Human Services recently updated TEFCA recently announced that updates to the QHIN Technical Framework, FHIR, and standard operating procedures will be unveiled during the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) annual meeting on December 14th and 15th. HealthLeaders has the full report.

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European Parliament Passes the EU Data Act

The European Parliament recently adopted the EU Data Act, which provides harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers, and interoperability requirements across the EU. Many predict this regulation significantly impact most companies doing business in the EU, including those in the healthcare IT space. WilmerHale gives an overview.

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The VA’s Community Care Referral and Authorization (CCRA) System Processes Millions of Referrals

The team of Cognosante, J2, and Ready Computing helped the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reduce turnaround times for appointments from 30+ days to under one week through the creation of the VA’s CCRA system, which has now processed over 25 million referrals, averaging over 650,000 referrals monthly. Cognosante’s case study details more information.
   

Kaiser and Lead Healthcare Organizations Announce the Common Health Coalition

Kaiser Permanente has joined four leading healthcare organizations to announce the Common Health Coalition: Together for Public Health. The Common Health Coalition is focused on translating the hard-won lessons and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic response into actionable strategies that will strengthen the partnership between the U.S. healthcare and public health systems.
   

Manifest MedEx Welcomes Three New Hospitals to Their Health Data Network

Manifest MedEx (MX), in partnership with HealthNet, has welcomed three new hospitals to their health data network. In addition to sending real-time ADT notifications, Oak Valley Hospital District, Fresno Surgical Hospital, and Southern Inyo Healthcare District have chosen MX as their designated QHIO to help meet California’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF) requirements.
   

Healthix and CLEAR Empower New Yorkers with Free, Easy, and Secure Access to their Healthcare Data

Healthix and CLEAR have launched Individual Access Services to empower consumers with free, easy, and secure access to their healthcare data from more than 8,000 health facilities across New York State in a single patient portal. Healthix’s press release details more information.


 

KONZA National Network & Kansas Department of Health / Environment Pioneer Public Health Project

KONZA National Network has partnered with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to pioneer a nationwide first: a pilot project that provides real-time alerting to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.

   
      

Modern Healthcare Releases 2023 List of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare

Modern Healthcare’s awards and recognition program honors individuals in healthcare who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential individuals in the industry in terms of leadership and impact.

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••••• Celebrating Our J2 “In-ployees” •••••

Helping Families Across the World Bond!

It’s a family affair with J2’s Andrew Smith and his family, who run the board game website thefamilygamers.com. Their mission is to provide family-friendly content on board games with a podcast (The Family Gamers Podcast), two weekly reviews, and occasional articles. Together, they’ve reviewed over 600 games and have received feedback from all over the world about their game recommendations, podcast, and YouTube videos.

If you’re looking for the next game to put on the table this holiday season, this is just the place to find one!



Giving a Dog a Well-Deserved Honor

Who’s a good boy? The K9 of Jim Mangin’s nephew! This pup just earned “K9 of the year.”


This newsletter is our way of acknowledging the hard work and celebrating the accomplishments of our customers and partners. If you have a story you’d like us to share with our J2 community, please drop us a line. 
 
   

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