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RHIOs: Key Resources

Find a complete list of operating regional health information organizations and RHIO initiatives, as well as other agencies related to regional health information organizations here.

See what's new with established RHIOs such as the Maine Health Information Network Technology (MHINT) and the Indiana Health Information Exchange. Learn about newly formed organizations such as the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange and Tennessee's Volunteer eHealth Initiative, both of which span multiple statewide counties. Look up public and private agencies that fund and work with regional health information organizations.

William Yasnoff, MD, PhD, the former senior advisor for National Health Information Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has launched a new blog. You can read it here.

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RHIOs

Federal advisory panel approves privacy and security recommendations

In a meeting held Friday, June 25, the HIT Policy Committee approved recommendations by the Privacy and Security Tiger Team that would establish health information exchange credentials and help to protect personal health information.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Healthcare IT News

Date: June 28, 2010

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Health IT vendor CEO testifies on need for HIE

Huy Nguyen, MD, CEO of Cogon Systems testified before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs the week of June 21 on the need for HIE and interoperability in order to provide a comprehensive view of patients. The testimony was part of an industry panel on the topic addressing barriers to rural healthcare delivery.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRWeb

Date: June 28, 2010

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ONC to publish roadmap for NHIN Exchange

ONC is planning to publish a request for information in August to get public input for a roadmap that will help expand the kind of organizations that can participate in the NHIN Exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: June 25, 2010

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Indiana looking for project ideas for HIE grant

Indiana Health IT's board of directors is looking for project ideas to expand health information exchange in the state, which is being funded by a $10.3 million federal grant to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Inside Indiana

Date: June 24, 2010

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Israeli health IT vendor eyes U.S. HIE market

Israeli health IT vendors believe their solutions, particularly for HIE, will bring value to U.S. healthcare providers.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Global Atlanta

Date: June 24, 2010

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Patient rights group supports patient privacy in Va. HIE plans

The National Patient Advocate Foundation has sent a letter to William Hazel Jr., MD, Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Chair of Virginia Governor's Health Information Technology Advisory Commission, to express support for patient privacy rights as the commonwealth plans its HIE.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRNewswire/USNewsWire

Date: June 18, 2010

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Minnesota HIE partners with state aging agency

The Minnesota Health Information Exchange is partnering with the Aging Services of Minnesota to provide patient records at 12 of its care centers for better, coordinated patient care.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Business Wire

Date: June 18, 2010

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Md. community college to host forum on privacy, IT in HIE

Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland will hold a forum to discuss and to educate the public on the state's efforts to develop a statewide health information exchange. Top topics will be IT developments and patient privacy.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: The Capital

Date: June 18, 2010

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North Texas REC to help providers implement EMRs, data exchange

The North Texas Regional Extension Center, comprising the University of Texas at Dallas and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and Research Foundation, will help providers with EMR adoption and data sharing.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: University of Texas at Dallas

Date: June 17, 2010

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Cal eConnect names CEO

Cal eConnect, the state-designated entity that will oversee the establishment of California's statewide HIE, has named Carladenise Armbrister Edwards as the CEO. Edwards was formerly Georgia's Health IT Coordinator under the Georgia Dept. of Community Health.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: MarketWire

Date: June 17, 2010

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