HP to develop Texas HIE under $30M services contract
Technology company HP has signed a 52-month services agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to create a statewide Medicaid health information exchange (HIE).
The contract, valued at $30 million, includes an electronic health history system for all Medicaid clients that will replace the current paper-based Medicaid identification cards with plastic magnetic stripe cards for automated eligibility verification, Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP stated.
Under the agreement, HP will provide web-based tools to assist access to health information. The updated system and process enhancements also will aid the Commission in its efforts to improve prescription services, according to HP.
Enhancements include:
The contract, valued at $30 million, includes an electronic health history system for all Medicaid clients that will replace the current paper-based Medicaid identification cards with plastic magnetic stripe cards for automated eligibility verification, Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP stated.
Under the agreement, HP will provide web-based tools to assist access to health information. The updated system and process enhancements also will aid the Commission in its efforts to improve prescription services, according to HP.
Enhancements include:
- Permanent ID cards: HP will replace monthly distributed individual paper Medicaid ID cards with permanent plastic cards for more than 3 million Medicaid recipients.
- Provider web portal: HP will create a tool for more than 70,000 Medicaid providers to give them access to Medicaid recipients’ health histories via an electronic health information exchange network.
- E-prescribing: Providers will have access to a web-based e-prescribing tool, allowing doctors to send electronic prescriptions directly to patients’ pharmacies.
- Recipient care web portal: HP will develop a website for recipients to access their personal health information and check program eligibility.