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Funding will pave the way for area providers to receive incentive payments for using electronic systems and exchanging health information electronically to improve health care more

Industry Leaders to Guide Development of Prescription History Service for HIEs ALEXANDRIA, Va. and ST. PAUL, Minn. – Feb. 16, 2010 – Surescripts, The Nation’s E-Prescription Network, today announced it has formed a committee to help guide the company’s development of a prescription history service for health information exchanges. The HIE Advisory Committee will help Surescripts to engage, listen and work out the operational details of a prescription history service for HIEs and other appropriate community entities. Surescripts intends to facilitate a connection to multiple data sources in a way that supports both meaningful use and shared objectives for patient safety, privacy and security. more

System integration via interoperability is essential to achieve outcomes required for meaningful use, Todd Rowland, executive director of HealthLINC, a health information exchange (HIE) formed by Bloomington Hospital and the physician community in Southern Indiana told CMIO. more

An Indiana-based electronic medical records company has entered into a strategic alliance with Indiana University. NoMoreClipboard.com in Fort Wayne will collaborate with IU to develop additional personal health modules and market healthcare information technology solutions to other colleges and universities. The company personal health records will also be offered to students. Forty percent of IU's current freshman class have already created a health record using NoMoreClipboard.com. more

OREM, UT – Vendors may suggest that many successful health information exchanges have been built with their technology, but the reality is different, according to a new report from KLAS. A small number of vendors – with Axolotl among the top – have risen to the challenge enough times to claim a proven, repeatable model, the Orem, Utah-based research firm found. more

Aspen and Montrose Go Live on Axolotl's Elysium Exchange   San Jose, CA and Grand Junction, CO - February 1, 2010 - Quality Health Network (QHN), one of the most celebrated and successful health information exchanges (HIE) in the country, and Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in HIE solutions and services, are pleased to announce QHN's successful expansion to the Western Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose. more