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HIEs help you share data, cut costs, improve patient care
ISMA e-Reports, Jan. 7, 201 You may be missing opportunities that can help you improve patient care and reduce health care costs if you are not participating in a health information exchange (HIE). An HIE allows you to securely store and transmit data electronically to another physician office, hospital or lab using an electronic health [...]
REC Poster Parade at ONC’s Annual Meeting
HealthLINC’s Executive Director, Dr. Todd Rowland, attended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Annual Meeting – A Meaningful Foundation for the Future of Healthcare – in Washington, D.C., from December 11 – 13, 2012. ONC’s annual meeting offered awardees, stakeholders, and members of [...]
Volunteers in Medicine Testing Electronic Records System
Thanks to a $37,500 grant to Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County from the Indiana State Department of Health, diabetes patients in Monroe and Owen counties will find it easier to manage their condition and share vital health information with their health care providers.
The Journey to Meaningful Use Conference Was a Success!
April 22, 2011 To view the PowerPoint slides used by speakers, click on the presenter’s name. 7:30a – 8:00a Registration & Breakfast/Vendors 8:00a – 8:30a Welcome Andrew Vanzee, Statewide Health IT Director Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 8:30a – 9:15a Meaningful Use/CMS Incentives Barbara Stout, RN, Implementation Specialist, Kentucky REC 9:15a – 10:00a [...]
Register Now–HealthLINC’s 5th Annual Building Community Health Information Exchange Conference
You will not want to miss the opportunity to hear Andrew Vanzee, Statewide Health IT Director for Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and other great speakers. Come ready to learn more about topics that are important to today’s healthcare providers.
Projects highlight how to connect through the NHIN
The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) set of standards, services and policies have been evolving through the years. In addition to funding statewide health information exchanges (HIEs), the federal government is touting connectivity using the NHIN.
Indiana is well connected – and the connections are coming to you
Ahead of many other states, 66 percent of Indiana acute care hospitals are connected, enabling them to receive information electronically through a health information exchange or HIE.
The ABCs of Building an RFP for an HIE
For an organization looking to build a health information exchange (HIE), a solid request for proposal (RFP) is vital for garnering accurate vendor proposals and a realistic estimation of costs. The RFP also is instrumental in honing technology and business requirements for all stakeholders before inviting vendors in.
HealthLINC Staff attend Tri-State REC Kickoff Event
Cincinnati, OH – HealthBridge, a not-for-profit health information organization serving the Greater Cincinnati tri-state area, has launched its new Tri-State Regional Extension Center (REC). The Tri-State REC will help physicians and other medical professionals switch from paper records to using cutting-edge information technology to improve patient care. “This program is fundamentally about improving patient care,” [...]
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