HIE Networks has supported the concept of interoperability within the health care provider community since 2005. Operating in Tallahassee and the Bradenton area, it is one of Florida's oldest local community health exchanges dedicated to providing interoperability between health care providers. HIE Networks has been working directly with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration regarding Medicaid participants and has been reaching out to other local providers, working from a whole-person care perspective to improve health outcomes and patient safety.
"Hospitals and health care organizations have become more and more driven by data, and the new federal requirements make this even more essential," Dr. Kaelin said. "The need to share data among physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, labs, and other entities is a challenge, but this kind of interoperability is available to help providers meet the regulatory requirements even as they work to save the lives of their patients."
Co-founder Allen Byington says the system could be rolled out in all 67 counties in Florida in just weeks.
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