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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

Kansas' $9 million federal grant to make health information more meaningful

Kansas was awarded a $9 million federal grant earlier this year for a statewide health information exchange. Stakeholders say the exchange is what will make health information valuable and more meaningful.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: The Witchita Eagle

Date: March 18, 2010

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Indiana HIE expansion marks critical mass milestone

The Indiana Health Information Exchange has broadened its reach across the state, with more hospitals using its data exchange platform, the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC).

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: March 18, 2010

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FCC's broadband plan lauded as critical to health IT

Healthcare IT champions are applauding the broadband plan the government released Tuesday, March 16, as a boon for health information technology.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Healthcare IT News

Date: March 18, 2010

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South Dakota gets $6 million for HIE and health IT expansion

Under ARRA, South Dakota will receive $6 million to develop a statewide HIE and expand health IT. The private-public partnership, South Dakota eHealth Collaborative, will be tasked with overseeing the HIE.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Rapid City Journal

Date: March 17, 2010

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NHIN Direct may jeopardize states' HIE business model

NHIN Direct was developed to enable resource-strapped providers to connect to the NHIN and exchange patient data easily and rapidly. While a great idea, it will likely force states to change their business model - charging providers to use the HIE to access patient data - for statewide HIEs.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: March 17, 2010

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Two IT vendors partner to offer HIE solutions

HCL Technologies and Wellogic have formed a partnership to offer health records management and interoperability solutions to healthcare organizations.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Marketwire

Date: March 17, 2010

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Louisiana to build statewide HIE with $10.6 million federal grant

Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum will use the $10.6 million federal grant for its four-year project to develop a statewide health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: KLFY

Date: March 16, 2010

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Indiana receives $10.3 million for health IT expansion

Indiana Health Information Technology will rely on the state's five health information organizations, including HealthBridge and the Indiana Health Information Exchange, to help it expand health IT with a four-year $10.3 million federal grant.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRNewswire

Date: March 16, 2010

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Md. receives $9.3 million for statewide EHR

Maryland's state-designated entity, Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, will apply the $9.3 million federal grant to develop a statewide EHR system.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Bizjournals.com

Date: March 16, 2010

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Florida gets $21 million for HIE

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, with a $21 million federal grant, will contract with a nonprofit to create a public-private partnership to develop a statewide HIE.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: South Florida Business Journal

Date: March 16, 2010

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