Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 10:52
In this direct project, CareSpark, a non-profit regional health information exchange supported by the Tennessee State HIE, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seek to demonstrate Direct Project-based health information exchange between a federal agency and providers in a private-sector HIE. The main focus will be on facilitating an improved process for exchanging referrals and consultation reports between VA providers and private-sector providers in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
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Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 11:39
CareSpark, the Kingsport, Tenn.-based Regional Health Information Organization, may shut down, because of an unsustainable financial model and an inability to function on its own. After six years, the system, which holds records for 1.28 million patients, has failed to come up with a viable plan to stay afloat.
Can a regional health information exchange survive without federal funds?
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at 15:49
CareSpark is a non-profit regional health information exchange working to improve health in a 34 county area of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia through the collaborative sharing of health information exchange.
On July 11, 2011, CareSpark Ceases Operations of Regional Health Information Exchange
CareSpark’s Board of Directors voted recently, with regret, to cease operations. CareSpark, despite ...
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 08:32
CareSpark was established in 2005, following two years of research and planning to explore ways to share health information securely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. CareSpark was initiated by volunteers with the Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP), who had been working together for more than a decade through the local non-profit citizen ...
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