Breaking the Glass: How an HIE could save your life

June 7, 2018

Your health records are private, even in the age of electronic records systems. That’s why you’re asked to sign a consent form to share your medical information with your healthcare providers. But…

How Patients Can Help Hixny Take Off

April 4, 2018

I often write about things that directly affect our region’s healthcare providers and participants in Hixny. Today, though, I want to address all of the many individuals who trust us…

Advance Care Planning Takes a Village

March 27, 2018

Gwen Bondi, Program Manager of Palliative Care at Visiting Nurse Service of Northeastern New York Advance care planning (ACP) could dramatically improve quality of care while lowering healthcare costs. The…

More Health = Less Care

March 22, 2018

Jacob Reider, CEO of Alliance for Better Health Recently, the former Alliance for Better Health Care changed its name by a single word—to Alliance for Better Health. That simple change…

Pulling the Pieces Together

February 27, 2018

George Giokas, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Palliative Care Partners You’ll hear a great deal about palliative care in the next few years, so let’s get two things straight: palliative…

Dr. Adetona Gets NYeC Attention

February 22, 2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to see Hixny’s number one user in action. Adetutu Adetona, MD, whom you may remember from our 2017 annual report, addressed the New York eHealth Collaborative…