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The federal government awarded an average of $15 million to 17 Beacon communities back in 2010. As the three-year grants come to an end, CI+T finds out how several Beacon grantees used the funds and their achievements with information exchange, patient engagement and care coordination.

HIMSS: Wisconsin HIE floundering to survive due to unsustainability

NEW ORLEANS—Denise O'Hora Webb, MA, Wisconsin’s state health IT coordinator, admitted that the state’s health information exchange (HIE) is “in serious jeopardy” during a March 5 session focused on HIE sustainability at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference.

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HIMSS: Florida writes prescription for HIE sustainability

NEW ORLEANS—Florida prepared for future health information exchange (HIE) sustainability by establishing a strong set of guiding principles, said Heidi Fox, MS, HIE project manager for the State Agency for Healthcare Administration. Fox and Janet Hofmeister, BSCS, PMP, program manager, Florida Health Information Exchange, Harris Healthcare Solutions, spoke during the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual convention.

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HIOs remain small with staffing issues

Seventy percent of health information organizations (HIOs) in the U.S. appear to be small organizations with 10 or fewer employees, according to a survey conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

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HIE: An Industry in Its Infancy

The U.S. federal government committed to spurring health information exchange (HIE) activity across the country through the HITECH Act, offering a total of $548 million to states to facilitate local electronic exchange. Four years later, HIE activity has increased, but HIE organizations still struggle to achieve financial sustainability.

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Michigan HIE links to EMS, fire departments

ONC: Progress outlines barriers for HIE governance

ONC releases HIE governance framework

Regenstrief announces licensing agreement with Indiana HIE

Efforts to accelerate exchange

RI HIE first to exchange behavioral health data

ONC announces grants to further HIE, interoperability

RIQI's efforts acknowledged by CMS

Ohio and Michigan HIEs link up

HHS requests feedback on accelerating info exchange