Building Sustainability into HIE: Feb. 23, 9:45-10:45am

"Sustainability" is not a word typically associated with health information exchange (HIE). Middle Tennessee eHealth Connect reveals its strategies for building an HIE sustainable through expansion and continuum-wide provider inclusion.  

Time:
Thursday, Feb. 23, 9:45-10:45am

Speaker Information:
Janet King, executive director / eHealth director, Middle Tennessee eHealth Connect

Objectives:
  • Recognize the potential to create a sustainable HIE independent of grant and stimulus funding
  • Discuss how one HIE reduced operating costs through the sharing of infrastructure
  • Identify how to maintain patient data privacy and security while still offering transparency in regard to data use
  • Recognize how to create effective HIE communication and project management plans


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