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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 appoints committee to oversee statewide HIE

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment named 31 members to its health exchange advisory committee to oversee a statewide health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Wichita Business Journal

Date: October 22, 2009

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Indiana HIE provides EM responders with patient data

The Indiana Network for Patient Care, the Indiana HIE, has enabled emergency responders of eight ambulance services in Marion and Hamilton counties to securely access the electronic medical records of the patients presented to them.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: EurekAlert!

Date: October 21, 2009

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Q&A: Blumenthal states case for builing the NHIN

David Blumenthal, MD, head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, says the federal government is trying to build the nationwide health information network as quickly as it can.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: MIT Technology Review

Date: October 20, 2009

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Kentucky HIE partners with health IT vendor

Kentucky awarded a three-year, $4.5 million contract to Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to help build its statewide health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: October 19, 2009

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Indiana HIE expands program

Indiana Health Information Exchange (HIE) is expanding its Quality Health First (QHF) program to the greater Lafayette region.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Inside Indiana Business

Date: October 19, 2009

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S.C. governor signs executive order for statewide HIE expansion

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford signed an executive order to establish an interim committee that would be responsible for creating a statewide health information exchange and laying the groundwork for the HIE to eventually plug into a nationwide infrastructure.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: TheGovMonitor.com

Date: October 19, 2009

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IT vendor releases open-source HIE tool

Vangent has released its Health Information Exchange Open Source (HIEOS), an open-source tool for enabling healthcare organizations to share health information from disparate IT systems.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: News-Medical.net

Date: October 19, 2009

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Correctional facilities can benefit from EHRs

Studies show that correctional facilities stand to benefit from the ability to electronically access and share health records of inmates.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Corrections.com

Date: October 19, 2009

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Indiana applies for grant to boost HIT delivery

Indiana Health Information Technology, Inc., formed by the state's five health information exchanges and four other state organizations, has filed an application for federal stimulus funding for a statewide health information technology program.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Healthcare IT News

Date: October 16, 2009

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Va. town hopes to connect to statewide HIE

An appointment to Gov. Tim Kaine's (D-Va.) newly formed Healthcare Information Technology Advisory Commission will give a voice to Danville, Va., which is looking to drive physician adoption of EHRs and connect to a statewide health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: GoDanRiver.com

Date: October 16, 2009

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