Six state HIEs to get Direct messaging

Six state health information exchanges (HIEs) will receive Direct messaging capabilities from ICA, which develops HIE interoperability technology. 

ICA's CareAlign technology helps users take advantage of Direct messaging in a health information services provider (HISP) environment, and helps providers start out with Direct and expand to a more complete HIE technology.

More than 4,000 providers are now taking advantage of Direct technology, via HIEs including Central Illinois Health Information Exchange, Iowa Health Information Network, Kansas Health Information Network, Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange, New Jersey's Meridian Health Systems and Pennsylvania's Allied Health Information Exchange.

Beth Walsh,

Editor

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.

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