The document provides a summary of patient consent levels and health information exchange activity in New York State for the month of November 2015. Some key points:
- Total patient consents in NYS grew modestly over the past year to roughly 7.6 million but decreased 5% in November due mostly to a drop in consents reported by Healthix.
- All RHIOs except Healthix reported gains in consent levels, while Healthix saw a significant decrease due to platform consolidation.
- Consent levels as a percentage of the county population are highest in upstate and urban areas with fewer participating organizations.
- Adoption increased across all provider types except clinical practices, which saw no change. Total user