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Effective 7-11-08...LouHIE's library, including all documents
related to LouHIE, is on Google Sites.
Click here to access the
LouHIE
Library.
For old library items, read below.
January 5, 2008
Important LouHIE Documents
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Helpful Resource Links
The US IT Dashboard
Connecting
Communities for Health
US Office of National
Coordinator for Health IT
Featured News Items:
April
25, 2005
HealthLeaders News: Leadership, Vendor Issues Slow
Progress of RHIOs
April 26, 2005
Survey: Execs Unsure About IT Roles
A survey of health care information
technology leaders found that "too few senior executives
identified governance as critical to IT success," Modern
Physician reports.
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Aug 22, 2007
The HIMSS State Dashboard
is a completely free resource provided by HIMSS to the general public.
It is an easy-to-use interactive map that tracks information on state
healthcare related grants, legislation, Regional Health Information
Organizations (RHIOs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). It also
provides useful information about HIMSS Chapters and HIMSS Davies Award
winners. |
July 23, 2007
RHIO Press
Coverage, "Privacy is key to interoperability." |
May 16, 2007
RHIO Connecting Communities Forums was a success in Orlando and
Boston. |
May 16, 2007
Project melds health-care, banking info (discussion) |
May 9, 2007
The Health Record Banking Alliance (www.healthbanking.org)
announced availability of a final draft of
principles for health record banking. Further dialogue and input is
now encouraged. |
March 31, 2007
Payer based PHR Recommendations released:
Board List of Actions,
Technical Implementation Guide. |
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February 12, 2007
Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information
Exchange |
February
12, 2007
The Health Record Banking imperative: A conceptual model |
February
9, 2007
e-Health Insider: Patients can carry records anywhere on secure
smartcard |
January
15, 2007
Privacy and
Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange |
December
1, 2006
Final report of the Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board
(HIIAB) |
November
30, 2006
Louisville health
information exchange expands scope
Courier-Journal Article |
November
29, 2006
Big Employers Plan Electronic Health Records
Wall-Street Journal Article |
November 13, 2006
Ahead for
2007: Open-source software for RHIOs? |
March 28,
2006
A Voluntary Approach Can Solve the Healthcare
Personal Identifier Dilemma |
June 6,
2006
US Senate Bill would Centralize Medical Records
US Senator Brownback of Kansas introduced the Independent Health Record
Banking Act, S.3454, in the US Senate.
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October 11, 2005
AMERICANS SUPPORT ONLINE PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS; PATIENT PRIVACY AND
CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN INFORMATION ARE CRUCIAL TO ACCEPTANCE.
National opinion survey confirms wide support for new patient and
consumer principles for policies related to electronic health
information exchange |
| Posted 5/30/06:
Coalition to Examine Medical Records System
By Neil Adler for The Washington Business Journal
This article indicates where "state of
the art" is in US health information exchange. If LouHIE is successful
with our approach, we will lead the nation.
- cost estimate for building RHIO of
$15+ million (after feasibility study)
- claim to be
“ahead of the pack nationwide” [a staple for RHIO press releases]
Posted 4/26/05: Here is a link to a video of a speech given by
David Brailler, the National Coordinator of Health Information
Technology, appointed by President Bush, at the Governor's
Association meeting in March, 2005. In this 17:45 long
presentation Dr. Brailler summarizes key issues and describes
the role states and local health care communities have to play
as basic building blocks in creating interoperable health care
networks. Kentucky's SB2 is referenced. We especially
recommend the section from 12 minutes, 25 seconds to the end.
Video
Version
Audio
Version
Posted 7/11/05:
Quotes from Dr. Brailler at the eHealth Conference May 25th,
2005 |
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Posted 4/26/05: We recommend a subscription to
iHealthBeat, a daily news digest.
http://www.ihealthbeat.org
Posted 4/26/05: The eHealth Initiatives organization,
a public-private collaborative at the national level (similar to KY HIE
at the Kentucky level) offers useful information information and
resources through its connecting communities for health website
resource:
http://www.connectingcommunitiesprogram.org/
Posted 4/26/05: David Brailer's Office of the
National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, part of the
Federal Government Health and Human Services Department, has government
related information.
Posted 6/21/05: Monday, Jun. 27, 2005
The e-Health Revolution How a bipartisan bill from
Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist could help jump-start a new kind of
health-care reform
By BILL SAPORITO
Once before in his entrepreneurial career, Glen
Tullman was standing at the threshold when technology transformed an
industry. In the '90s, he helped figure out a system that allowed
insurance claims to be recorded and processed on computers, not paper.
It made him a bundle.
Click here
to view full article.
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