Super-sized HIEs Rise up Nationwide
Ken Terry | Fierce Health IT | August 22, 2011
Even as some health information exchange projects fail, others are rising to take their place, and some are quite large. The two latest examples are regional HIEs in western Pennsylvania and southern California.The ClinicalConnect exchange in Pennsylvania will include nine of the area's health care systems. Among them are Altoona Regional Health System, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Butler Health System, Excela Health, Heritage Valley Health System, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, St. Clair Hospital, The Washington Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Starting with a pilot at Heritage Valley, ClinicalConnect will be implemented over the next two years. There are plans to bring in other regional health systems in the near future...
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