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Indiana HIE Encourages Congress to Invest in IT (2/4/2009)

Availity Partners with MedEZ (2/4/2009)

PHFE Receives United Health Grant to Fund Health-e-LA HIE (2/4/2009)

Georgia Promotes the Use of HIE to Transform its Healthcare Delivery System by Renea Steele, MHA, PMP, CPHIMS (2/4/2009)

Clara Maass Medical Center to Power HIE (2/4/2009)

Building HIE Through Innovation and Collaboration (2/4/2009)

Feds Might Want to Take a Page from State Approach to HIT Adoption by Laura Kolkman (2/4/2009)

South Carolina to Develop Technology Portal for HAIs (2/4/2009)

NeHII Completes Privacy and Security Work and Begins Publicity Effort (2/4/2009)

Interoperability a Reality for Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) (2/4/2009)

HealthLINC -- Lessons Learned from First Generation of Operational HIEs by Todd Rowland, MD (2/4/2009)

CDC and Health Information Exchanges (1/8/2009)

Can Portals Deliver for Hospitals and Integrated Delivery Networks? (1/7/2009)

Privacy and Security and the New Political Landscape (1/7/2009)

HIE: Fast Forward or Rewind by LeRoy E. Jones (1/6/2009)

Managing Patient and Provider Identities in the Interoperable Health World by Lorraine Fernandes, RHIA and Michele O’Connor, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA (1/6/2009)

The Stage is Set for Significant Advancements in Health IT in 2009 by Laura Kolkman (1/5/2009)

HealthBridge -- Transforming Healthcare Through HIE (1/5/2009)

NHIN Advances Foundation for Interoperable HIE in 2009 (1/4/2009)

New York Requires Interoperability for Hospitals' New EMR Systems (1/4/2009)

WellCentive Launches New HIE Platforms (1/4/2009)

Colorado RHIO Goes Live (1/4/2009)

A Letter to Pres.-Elect Obama on HIE and the New Political Landscape by Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE (1/4/2009)

HITRUST Expands Leadership as Common Security Framework Nears General Availability (12/3/2008)

HHS to Assess Electronic Health Networks (12/3/2008)

CareSpark to Demonstrate HIE Use Cases at NHIN Forum (12/3/2008)

DHIN Plays Leadership Role in Advancing the NHIN (12/3/2008)

HL7 and The Health Story Project Announce Publication of Diagnostic Imaging Report Guide (12/3/2008)

EHRs May Reduce Cost of Malpractice (12/3/2008)

SEARHC to Combine Health and Business Functions (12/3/2008)

Rural HIE: Addressing the Unique Challenges (11/5/2008)

True Interoperability is Possible (11/5/2008)

NeHII – From Planning to Exchanging (11/5/2008)

Expanding the HIE Funding Pool by Redefining ROI (10/1/2008)

Anthem Blue Cross to Support Indiana HIE's Quality Health First Program (10/1/2008)

New Board of Directors Elected at VITL (10/1/2008)

CCHIT Announces New Certified EHR Products and HIE Certification Program (10/1/2008)

New Rhode Island Law to Facilitate and Safeguard Sharing of Information (10/1/2008)

MidSouth eHealth Alliance Surpasses Two Years of Successful Data Sharing and Interoperability (9/24/2008)

CareSpark's Success Formula: Think Long Term Plan Short Term (9/3/2008)

HIE Lays Foundation for Longitudinal EMR in Western North Carolina (9/3/2008)

LouHIE Seeks Health Information Technology Firms (9/2/2008)

State Medicaid Programs to Distribute $380 Billion (9/2/2008)

DC Primary Care Association Selects Microsoft Amalga to Improve Patient Care for the Underserved (8/7/2008)

Idaho and Nebraska Team with Axolotl to Provide Secure Statewide Electronic HIE (8/7/2008)

IHIE Instrumental in Assisting Indiana Flood Victims and eHealth Support Center (7/1/2008)

AT&T Expanding Tennessee's HIE (7/1/2008)

Methodology from Mosaica Partners to Guide RHIO Development in Arizona (6/4/2008)

Q&A with CalRHIO President and CEO Don Holmquest, MD, JD, PhD (4/30/2008)

Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers and Axolotl Partner to Improve Patient Care (4/30/2008)

Health Systems Choosing Interoperability HUB (4/3/2008)

Hundreds Participate in Delaware Valley HIMSS Healthcare Policy Program (4/3/2008)

US Regional Health Information Organizations and the Nationwide Health Information Network: Any Lessons for Canadians? (4/3/2008)

HIMSS Co-Signs Letter to Senate Urging Passage of HIT Legislation (12/12/2007)

Bipartisan Legislation to Expedite E-Prescribing Technology (12/12/2007)

Senate Democrats Announce 2008 Legislative Calendar (12/12/2007)

Capitol Hill Briefing Held on New HIT Opportunities (12/12/2007)

Takai Named California CIO (12/12/2007)

HHS Releases Regulatory Plans (12/12/2007)

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