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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

Officials outline criteria for meaningful use

The use of CPOE, compliance with HIPAA and documentation of procedures are included among the government's criteria for "meaningful use" of healthcare IT announced Tuesday, June 16.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Healthcare IT News

Date: June 16, 2009

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Opinion: Collaboration key to health information exchange success

In an opinion piece, Daniel Porreca, executive director of HEALTHeLINK, the Western New York Clinical Exchange, said that collaboration of all healthcare stakeholders is what makes this regional health information organization successful.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Buffalo News

Date: June 15, 2009

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Head of Vermont Information Technology Leaders has big agenda

David Cochran, the new president and CEO of the Vermont Information Technology Leaders, has set his sights on accelerating physician adoption of electronic health records and health information exchange in the state.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Mass High Tech

Date: June 12, 2009

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$18 million FCC broadband contract to connect Ohio healthcare facilities

An $18 million broadband grant from the Federal Communications Commission will build out the infrastructure that will enable healthcare facilities across 13 counties in Ohio to engage in health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Chillicothe Gazette

Date: June 12, 2009

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dbMotion, CAP STS Team partner for semantic interoperability solution

A partnership between dbMotion and CAP STS Team will deliver a solution that will define a semantic health information exchange (HIE) ontology based on SNOMED Clinical Terms for clinical libaries.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Business Wire

Date: June 12, 2009

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eHealth Initiative: Health IT funding should align with healthcare reform

The eHealth Initiative and other healthcare organizations are telling Congress that health IT is a critical component to the broader healthcare reform.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Federal Computer Week

Date: June 11, 2009

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Challenges persist with Stark Law relaxation subsidies

The relaxation of the Stark Law enables hospitals to bear up to 85 percent of the cost of electronic health record (EHR) implementation for community physician offices. Despite the generous subsidy, cost is still a barrier for many physicians, according to panelists at the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo's Economic Stimulus Track session, "Real-World CIOs Who Implemented EHR Subsidies Under Stark."

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Healthcare IT News

Date: June 10, 2009

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Southeast Michigan physician group selects vendor for health information exchange

Oakland Physician Network Services in Southeast Michigan has selected my1HIE(R) (My One Health Information Exchange) to enable sharing of health information among its more than 425 physicians.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: PRNewswire

Date: June 9, 2009

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North Texas physician group strikes first in getting health information exchange created

Genesis Physicians Group, the largest physicians group in North Texas numbering nearly 1,500 physicians, has partnered with revelationMD to develop a health information exchange.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Dallas Business Journal

Date: June 8, 2009

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Southeast Arkansas providers weigh in cost, privacy issues of EHRs

Medical providers in southeast Arkansas, especially those in rural, county hospitals, still see upfront cost barriers and privacy concerns over electronic health record implementation, despite the federal stimulus funding. Still, others see value in health information exchange among southeast Arkansas hospitals.

Channel: RHIOs

Source: Pine Bluff Commercial

Date: June 8, 2009

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