Indiana Health Information Exchange Selected to Participate in First Phase Development of RHIO Best Practices
Posted on: Monday, 8 May 2006, 12:04 CDT
The Indiana Health Information Exchange announced today that it is one of nine regional health information organizations (RHIO) selected to participate in the first phase development of consensus on nationwide best practices for state-level RHIOs. The study will be conducted by the Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and produce public domain information on best practices in the areas of governance, structure, financing, operations and health information exchange policies. The project is under contract to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
"We are excited to be able to contribute to and benefit from this consensus project and hope to accelerate the development of the Indiana Health Information Exchange while helping to integrate state-level RHIOs into the health IT landscape," said Dr. Marc Overhage, President and CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange.
The project includes site visits and interviews and will be guided by a steering committee comprised of representatives from the nine state-level RHIOs. The steering committee will develop a framework for describing and disseminating best practices and model(s) and encouraging adoption and coordination among state-level RHIOs. The other states selected include: California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Utah.
"Many states like Indiana are developing strategies to advance the U.S. health IT agenda," adds Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, AHIMA's CEO. "The time is right to bring these operational state-level RHIOs together to share successful and cost effective best practices."
In addition, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), other state-level RHIOs, and a variety of stakeholders will be actively involved in contributing to development of the consensus best practices through an open review process and a public consensus conference--co-convened by FORE and NCSL--scheduled for July 18 - 19, 2006 in Arlington, VA.
This project was announced in February 2006 by David J. Brailer, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, as a critical step in fostering state-level RHIOs across the nation. The estimated project completion date is August 31, 2006. For more information about the project, visit www.staterhio.org.
About the Indiana Health Information Exchange
Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. (IHIE) is a non-profit corporation for sharing clinical information among healthcare providers and other health care entities. The company will use a sophisticated, secure information exchange designed to protect patient privacy while at the same time enhancing the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. www.ihie.com
Source: Business Wire
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