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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

Threat of H1N1 highlighting benefits of HIEs, EHRs

The potential H1N1 pandemic is driving discussion of how electronic health rcords and health information exchange can help, public health officials said at the Public Health Information Network Conference.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Examiner.com

Date: September 2, 2009

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Verizon finds business delivering security for HIEs

Healthcare systems participating in health information exchanges are finding they need to partner with health IT companies to provide security.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Network World

Date: September 2, 2009

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Telecom companies see big opportunities in healthcare industry

The big guns among the telecommunications companies are using their hardware and expertise to deliver services for health information exchange initiatives.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: TelephonyOnline

Date: September 1, 2009

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AHIMA gets ONC grant for health information exchange

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation received a $1.2 million grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to oversee its State-level Health Information Exchange (SL-HIE) Consensus Project.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Health IT

Date: September 1, 2009

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Dept. of Energy's HIT vendor demos NHIN interoperability

Noteworthy Medical Systems, tapped by the Dept. of Energy, demonstrated connectivity with its Web-based electronic health record to the Nationwide Health Information Network.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRNewswire

Date: August 31, 2009

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Buffalo-area physician groups to connect EHRs

The Catholic Independent Practice Association of WNY (CIPA) is using a $1 million grant from the Medical Society of the State of New York to connect the electronic health record systems of multiple physician groups. CIPA is working with the Buffalo Area Physicians Information Exchange and HealtheLink.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Business First (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Date: August 28, 2009

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NaviNet pitches to states free platform for HIEs

Health IT company NaviNet is offering states and territories in the U.S. the ability to hook up to its platform to enable health information exchange for its regional HIEs, providers, payers and other healthcare entities.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Government Technology

Date: August 27, 2009

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eHealth Initiative COO touts health information exchanges

Jennifer Covich, chief operating officer of eHealth Initiative, outlines the benefits to providers of health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: AAFP News

Date: August 27, 2009

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Indiana health IT acitivities a model for rest of nation

The work being done by health IT companies, academic institutions, providers and health information exchanges in the state could make Indiana the model that the rest of the country follows.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: IndyStar.com

Date: August 27, 2009

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Maryland building statewide HIE specifically for epidemics

Maryland's state government, public health departments and hospitals have created a computer network, the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to share patient data on epidemics.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Progressive States Network

Date: August 27, 2009

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