Calif. program to use HIE to facilitate data flow
A $17.5-million agreement has established a program to boost healthcare quality and coordination by improving data sharing among California healthcare providers.
The 16-month agreement between the University of California, Davis Health System and the California Health and Human Services Agency aims to expand underserved communities' capacity to exchange and access immunization, laboratory tests and other healthcare information, according to a release.
The California Health eQuality (CHeQ) program will be led by Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, director of the health system's Institute for Population Health Improvement.
“We want care-related information to flow safely and quickly between and among healthcare providers—no more printing, scanning and faxing laboratory and X-ray results," Kizer.
Kizer is the founding president and CEO of the National Quality Forum.
The 16-month agreement between the University of California, Davis Health System and the California Health and Human Services Agency aims to expand underserved communities' capacity to exchange and access immunization, laboratory tests and other healthcare information, according to a release.
The California Health eQuality (CHeQ) program will be led by Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, director of the health system's Institute for Population Health Improvement.
“We want care-related information to flow safely and quickly between and among healthcare providers—no more printing, scanning and faxing laboratory and X-ray results," Kizer.
Kizer is the founding president and CEO of the National Quality Forum.
Beth Walsh,
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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.