State HIE
Read updates from ONC’s State HIE Program about how they are helping the nation transition to electronic health records by helping states increase connectivity and enable the secure flow of patient-centric information across the health care system—within and across states.
Latest Blog Posts
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State Health Information Exchange Grantees Take Part in the Consumer Innovation Challenge
ONC recently issued the Consumer Innovation Challenge to State Health Information Exchange grantees, building on the momentum of the ONC Pledge Program, to increase consumers’ access to their health information. Participating states will make concrete progress in the next six months to get electronic information into consumers’ hands so they can share it with family members and multiple providers who care for them and use it to improve their health and health care.
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Health Information Exchange Turns a Corner
As reflected in the guidance released last month by the State Health Information Exchange Program (HIE), this year we expect health information exchange to take off. The stage is set. Adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by ambulatory providers doubled between 2008 and 2011. Substantial progress was made on interoperability through Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements.
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ONC Releases Funds for Innovative Health Information Exchange Solutions
Last Friday ONC announced over $16 million in new funding for breakthrough innovations for health information exchange (HIE). The HIE Challenge Grant Program will provide $1 to $2 million awards to State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program grantees to develop solutions in five key areas: