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Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) in a Community Based Setting Dr. Todd Rowland, Executive Director at HealthLINC HIE, provides an overview of how HIE can help community based physicians. Dr. Rowland addresses ... more

What can Inland Northwest Health Services, Norman Regional Health System, MedVirginia, HEALTHeLINK and Quality Health Network teach other health information exchanges—and possibly your organization—about sustainability, integration, practice management and EMR adoption? Read on to discover what makes these five regional HIEs worth watching. more

 Executive Summary -- November 2010   The passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH) has resulted in a continued increase in the number of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) across the United States. The Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PAeHI) remains active in its role "to bring together Pennsylvania’s health care and business stakeholders to develop a vision and a plan for the future of health information technology (HIT) and the secure exchange of health information in Pennsylvania". How to maintain financial sustainability is a major question raised by community, regional, and state-level HIEs. more

December 17, 2010 By Kenneth Adler, MD, Rick Harper, PhD, Robert Hoyt, MD A patient shows up at the emergency room unconscious and unable to give a history. Another patient arrives at his primary care physician's office 3 days after an emergency room visit, and the primary doctor has received no information. A specialist sees a third patient for a consultation and receives none of the critical records needed to help her make the consultation efficient and effective. These scenarios and many others like them, unfortunately, are all too commonplace. The consequences of incomplete information at the point-of-care can be inconvenience, inefficiency, increased costs, and adverse, even life-threatening outcomes for patients. more

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 10, 2010 - The State of Nebraska was awarded $6.8 million of federal funds by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to continue the development of the Statewide HIE (Health Information Exchange) powered by Axolotl Corp.'s Elysium® Exchange. NeHII, the more

Successful Health Information Exchange Improves Patient Care and Delivery of Healthcare in Western Colorado GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO - Quality Health Network (QHN) is celebrating six years of improving healthcare in western Colorado. Beginning as a collaborative effort among visionary area healthcare leaders, the non-profit organization has built trust and commitment among health professionals and facilities throughout the region and has created a Health Information Exchange (HIE) system powered by Axolotl's Elysium® Exchange focused on improving the health and healthcare delivery in the area. more

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. more

 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. more

The Indiana Health Information Technology (IHIT) Website is the place to read, learn, and share information about Indiana Health Information Exchange.  Visit today!

 Health information network in Southwest Ohio will be the largest exchange in the U.S. Dayton, OH – The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) today announced its partnership with HealthBridge, a not-for-profit health information exchange located in Cincinnati, to establish health information exchange services for the Greater Dayton region. This partnership will create one of the nation’s largest secure health information networks connecting hospitals and physicians in Dayton and Cincinnati. Once the Dayton-Cincinnati health information exchange is complete, more than 50 hospitals and 7,500 physicians will be connected across Southwest, Ohio. more