Over 8.1 million New Yorkers have provided patient consent for their data to be shared digitally, growing slightly each month. In October, consent levels increased 1% compared to the previous period. All regional health information organizations (RHIOs), except Healthix, saw gains in consent in their regions. Consent levels are highest in upstate and urban areas where fewer organizations cover more of the patient population. While the number of data queries between healthcare providers showed little monthly change, the volume has been trending upward over time.
2. SHIN-NY Consent
Total NY State
To date, roughly 8.1MM New Yorkers have provided patient consent, growing modestly month-to-month
Unique, affirmative patient consents* were +1% in October vs. prior period
*the aggregate consents of RHIO reported metrics. Not adjusted for cross-
community patient consent values and may be an overestimate of the
population of patients in New York that have consented in aggregate.
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3. All RHIOs, with the exception of Healthix, posted gains in
unique, affirmative consent levels for their regions during the
current period vs prior period.
SHIN-NY Consent By RHIO
Note: Affirmative Patient Consent metrics reported
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4. Consent Distribution By County
Consent as a % of county population is very high in upstate, urban areas where
fewer participant organizations cover a high proportion of the patient population
Note: Aggregate Total Unique Patient Consent shown based on the of
RHIO reported consent metrics. Not adjusted for cross-community
patient consent values and may be an overestimate of the population of
patients in New York that have consented in aggregate. 20
5. SHIN-NY Stakeholder Adoption
By Provider Type
Note: Not adjusted for cross-community coverage, where one Participant is a member of 2 or more RHIOs; may
overestimate of the participation rate in New York in aggregate. Denominators were adjusted for the October
2015 reporting period for the following Participant Types: Hospitals, Public health Departments, Home Care
Agencies, Long Term Post Acute Care Facilities and Clinical Practices, therefore month-over-month changes in
participant and user counts of aggregate RHIO reported metrics are not shown as they may be a reflection of
calculation changes rather than adoption changes.
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Adoption increased in all Provider categories this month with the exception of hospitals (-2), FQHCs (no change) and
Public Health (no change).
6. Number of Queries by RHIO
Although Query counts show minimal month-to-month variation, query counts are slowly trending
upward over time.
Note: This figure includes only requests for patient data (queries) from RHIOs by
providers. Some RHIOs provide push services which automate the sending of patient
data to participants. These push transactions are not included in the counts on this
graph.
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