Kansas creates statewide HIE
To facilitate a healthcare delivery system in Kansas, Gov. Mark Parkinson has established the nonprofit, public-private Kansas Health Information Exchange (HIE) to uphold federal requirements for a statewide exchange of health information.
Once a state plan is submitted to and approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the state of Kansas will be awarded a little more than $9 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assist in the creation and implementation of a governance, policy and technical infrastructure, according a statement from the governor’s office.
The nonprofit corporation will also connect regional HIEs and other stakeholders within the state to each other and connect subscribers to HIEs within and outside the state, the office concluded.
Once a state plan is submitted to and approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the state of Kansas will be awarded a little more than $9 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assist in the creation and implementation of a governance, policy and technical infrastructure, according a statement from the governor’s office.
The nonprofit corporation will also connect regional HIEs and other stakeholders within the state to each other and connect subscribers to HIEs within and outside the state, the office concluded.