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HealthLINC HIE: Improving Quality, Safety, and Efficiency Todd Rowland, MD April 19, 2010 • Indianapolis, Indiana more

The TechPoint Mira Awards, presented by BKD, are the premier technology awards program in the state of Indiana.  Since the turn of the ... more

Final awards of state health information exchange cooperative agreement program work to build health information exchange infrastructure throughout the states    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today ... more

Federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now targeted to Indiana. Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $1 billion ... 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

There is no one financial silver bullet to funding a health information exchange (HIE), according to Keith Hepp, vice president of nonprofit HIE HealthBridge who spoke during a Webinar broadcast ... more

A small practice with five physicians and three nurse practitioners, Aegis Women’s Healthcare in Bloomington, Ind., decided to make the transition to an electronic health record (EHR) system.  With the support of its hospital and HealthLINC—a community-based organization leading the health information exchange in southern central Indiana)— Aegis looks to realize the power of its system and improve patient care. more

Led by BioCrossroads, effort focuses on Indiana's depth, breadth and leadership in HIT, advancing it to the next level INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an unprecedented collaborative effort, the State of Indiana under Governor Mitch Daniels' leadership, and Indiana's five independent health information exchanges and four state organizations, spearheaded by BioCrossroads, submitted an application today to receive federal stimulus funding for a statewide health information technology (HIT) program. If awarded, several million dollars in funding would be provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) which will be used to further enhance the quality and reach of the State of Indiana's HIT delivery system. more

The day when your medical information follows you electronically wherever you go just came one day closer to reality. Three Indiana and Ohio organizations today started securely sending clinical test results, ... more

AMA News By Chris Silva, AMNews staff March 16, 2009 Physicians Can Earn Tens of Thousands in IT Incentives, But They Must Act Quickly to Achieve the Biggest Benefit and Avoid Penalties.... more