CORHIO Awarded $9.175 Million Grant to Build Out a Statewide Health Information Exchange in Colorado, February 16, 2010
CORHIO was awarded a $9.175 million ARRA HITECH grant to create statewide health information exchange capacity in Colorado. This is to facilitate health information exchange within and among communities across the state to improve the quality and efficiency of health care for all Coloradans. Click to read the press release. For more information about CORHIO, click to read CORHIO's Fact Sheet.CORHIO Awarded $12.475 Million Grant to Support CO-REC in Facilitating Electronic Health Record Adoption, February 16, 2010
CORHIO was awarded an ARRA HITECH Regional Extension Center (REC) grant of $12.475 Million from The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT. CORHIO will enter this cooperative agreement on behalf of CO-REC to facilitate adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records. Click to read the press release. For more information about CORHIO, click to read CORHIO's Fact Sheet.National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) Webinar: NHIN 101: An Introduction to the Nationwide Health Information Network February, 22, 2010
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is hosting a Stakeholder Forum entitled "NHIN 101: An Introduction to the Nationwide Health Information Network." The first part of the Forum will be an educational presentation by senior officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the chair of the HIT Policy Committee's NHIN Workgroup on NHIN Past, Present and Future. The NeHC Board of Directors will then welcome a panel of NHIN pioneers, moderated by Dr. Simon Cohn of Kaiser Permanente, to discuss experiences and lessons learned from NHIN pilot projects.This event is open to all interested stakeholders and its interactive nature will provide an opportunity for direct dialogue with key leaders in health IT. For more information or to register for the webinar audio-conference: click here.
CORHIO Featured at National HIE Conference, January 20, 2010
On Tuesday, January 20, CORHIO will take the stage at a major Health Information Exchange (HIE) conference. The event - the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange - will kick-off in San Francisco with more than a dozen presentations by health-IT leaders, policy experts and innovators. The program aims to take the stimuls discussion out of Washington and into the regional provider networks where the promise of electronic medical records and 'meaningful use' will be fulfilled.In a discussion led by Donna Lynne, DrPH, past CORHIO board chair, and Joan Henneberry, current CORHIO board chair, participants will learn about the importance of leadership and stakeholder engagement in developing an effective regional approach to HIE.
For a copy of their presentation "The Role of Leadership in Successful RHIOs: The Colorado Story" click here.
Proposed Rule for Meaningful Use & Interim Final Rule for EHR Certification Criteria Released, December 30, 2009
On December 30, 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for definition of "meaningful use" of electronic health records. Also on December 30, 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) released the Interim Final Rule, which sets initial standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for electronic health record technology. Click here for more information.Colorado Health Information Exchange Planning Conference
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
This conference was dedicated towards bringing public and private stakeholder groups together to collaborate on how to leverage the ARRA funding opportunities to further advance the HIE adoption process across the State to improve healthcare quality and delivery to all Coloradoans.
Click to view the Arthur Davidson's "Meaningful Use" Presentation
Click to view Steven Ross' "Provider Perspective" Presentation
Click to view the CORHIO Presentation
Click to view the HIT Summit Speech Presentation
Click to view the Colorado TeleHealth Network Presentation
Click to view the WyNETTE Presentation
Click to view the Wyoming Telecom MapHealth Information Technology (HIT) Report, April 24, 2009
Click here to read the HIT Report released by the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee of the Governor's Office of Information Technology.Denver Business Journal: Nonprofit to Guide Colorado's Health Stimulus Money, April 17, 2009
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter charged CORHIO with the big responsibility of helping hospitals and doctors streamline their medical technology to share electronic medical records - a nationwide goal supported by President Barack Obama. Click to read the full articleElectronic Health Records, Denver Post Blog, April 17, 2009
Click to read an opinion letter submitted to the Denver Post by Steven J. Summer, President and CEO, Colorado Hospital Association, Greenwood Village
Governor Ritter Designates CORHIO to Receive Recovery Funds, April 3, 2009
Gov. Bill Ritter has designated CORHIO as the state-level entity to receive health information technology (HIT) funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Click to read the press releaseCORHIO's Principal Investigator Appointed by the GAO, April 3, 2009
On April 3, 2009, Dr. Davidson was appointed by the Government Accountability Office as one of 13 members of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, a new advisory body established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The committee will make recommendations on creating a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information.Colorado Among First States in Nation to Share Health
Information Across Health Care Organizations, December 16, 2008
Colorado has become one of the first states in the nation to demonstrate that electronic health information can be securely shared between hospitals and health care organizations at a statewide level. This data exchange will benefit more than 1 million Coloradans. Click for more information
CORHIO & Colorado Immunization Information Service (CIIS) Saturday, September 20, 2008
The Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) is the electronic state-wide system for reporting immunization information. It allows clinicians to rapidly access important immunization health information when and where it is needed leading to improved vaccine rates and reduced vaccine-preventable disease.
Supported by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CIIS will utilize the interface between CORHIO and various data sharing partners to begin standardizing the transmission of this information to make its use more efficient and user-friendly. Click for more information
CORHIO Biosurveillance Project, Monday, September 1, 2008
During the DNC, CORHIO served as the secure biosurveillance portal. Twenty (20) contributing hospitals, as well as public health officials across the Denver Metro region could securely view daily community surveillance reports, processed daily by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Click for more information
CORHIO Extends HISPC Contract, Tuesday, April 15, 2008
CORHIO will continue to participate in the federal Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative funded by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator. The focus of the contract will be (1) taking the initial steps to integrate standards adoption within Colorado and with other states and (2) expand work on consumer education and engagement.Governor Ritter recognizes CORHIO in "Building Blocks for Health Care Reform," Thursday, April 03, 2008
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