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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

Northwest Indiana hospitals deploy EHRs

Fueled by the federal stimulus funds, Northwest Indiana hospitals are implementing electronic health record systems and looking to integrate disparate systems to enable other facilities and affiliated physicians to access patient data from their EHRs.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Gary Post Tribune

Date: May 20, 2010

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Federal health IT policy workgroup to address state HIE issues

A workgroup for the Health IT Policy Committee reported that it would focus on state HIE issues.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: May 20, 2010

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State-level HIEs need thoughtful, thorough roadmap

As states build out their HIEs, they need to create a thorough roadmap that addresses standards for information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: CMIO

Date: May 20, 2010

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Colorado selects IT platform for statewide HIE

The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, CORHIO, will deploy Medicity's IT platform to build out the statewide health information exchange, under the direction of Colorado's Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRNewswire

Date: May 20, 2010

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Statewide HIE efforts share similar challenges

All states may be different in their needs and demographics, but there challenges that they are all facing.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: InformationWeek

Date: May 19, 2010

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Illinois healthcare provider deploys HIE platform

Centegra Health System is launching its Centregra Physician Network using Axolotl's HIE platform to enable health information exchange among its physicians and participating local hospitals.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: EarthTimes

Date: May 19, 2010

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Privacy at heart of criticism of Texas hospitals' patient data exchange

Hospitals in North Texas are being criticized for sharing patient data outside of the usual provider participation, which is compromising privacy of data.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Dallas Morning News

Date: May 18, 2010

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Dartmouth study: Data leaks rampant in peer-to-peer networks

A study conducted by Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business found that despite the passage of more stringent privacy and security provisions data leaks are occurring in peer-to-peer networks.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Computerworld

Date: May 18, 2010

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Mississippi selects partnership to submit HIE strategic and operational plan

Mississippi has awarded a contract to Public Consulting Group and its partners Hielix and MEDNET to complete strategic, operational and technical plans for the launch of its statewide health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: EarthTimes

Date: May 18, 2010

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Blumenthal: Many ways to connect to a health information exchange network

David Blumenthal, MD, head of ONC, emphasized that there are several ways for entities to exchange patient data through a health IT network.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: ExecutiveGov

Date: May 17, 2010

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