Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 13:34
The Galveston County Health Information Exchange and the Health Information Exchange of Southeast Texas are merging with reater Houston Healthconnect. GCHIE is comprised of two hospitals and 752 physicians and HIESET includes 16 hospitals and 650 physicians in six counties. Healthconnect will noe included ~133 hospitals and over 14,000 physicians over a 20 county area.
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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:01
A broad set of stakeholders in South Texas are using the Direct Project to improve the health status of persons in South Texas with diabetes, including gestational diabetes. Participants come from the medical community (CHRISTUS Health, the Health Information Network of South Texas, the Driscoll Children’s Health Plan, Corpus Christi Medical Center, the Public Health Department, and Nueces County Medical Society), community-based social service organizations, colleges, and employers (the Coastal Bend Diabetes Community Collaborative, The Salvation Army, United Way, and others).
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 17:48
Here's a news article, written by Gijs van Oort, Ph.D., the executive director for Healthcare Access San Antonio, the local Health Information Exchange about progress in the San Antonio Health Information Exchange.
Driven by looming penalties and current federal incentives, providers are looking towards greater efficiencies and transparency in the way they provide services. A major ...
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 11:49
The Health Information Network of South Texas (HINSTX) is a community partnership of public, private and non-profit organizations in South Texas.
The HINSTX is committed to developing and applying health information exchange technologies that aid in expanding access to quality health care and improving health outcomes for all people through the timely exchange of medical information.
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:50
West Texas Regional Extension Center - WTxHITREC, is an affiliated program with the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, providing technical assistance, guidance, and information on best practices to support and accelerate providers’ efforts to become meaningful ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:35
CentrEast Regional Extension Center (CentrEast REC)
The CentrEast REC provides assistance with selecting, implementing and optimizing electronic health record (EHR) systems to achieve meaningful use.
CentrEast is physician centric and provides on-site services at a cost of $300 per year for priority primary care physicians. Specialists can also receive CentrEast services and should ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:30
The North Texas Regional Extension Center - NTREC, provides assistance with selecting, implementing and optimizing EHR systems to achieve meaningful use. Call the NTREC at (469) 648-5140, e-mail or visit the NTREC website to sign up for services.
The North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) was established as a program by the Dallas Fort Worth ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:24
Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (GCREC)
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
GCREC provides assistance with selecting, implementing and optimizing EHR systems to achieve meaningful use.
GCREC is physician centric and provides on-site services at a cost of $300 per year per physician for primary care physicians. The core GCREC services are customized to ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 14:15
In this video, the Texas Medical Association (TMA) provides an in-depth look at the steps Texas physicians are taking to earn electronic health record (EHR) incentives.
For physicians who qualify, reaching meaningful use can mean up to $63,750 in incentives from Medicaid or $44,000 from Medicare through the 2009 ARRA Stimulus. Medicare incentives are ...
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Saturday, June 4th, 2011 at 11:01
The Harris County Healthcare Alliance participates in the Greater Houston Health Information Exchange. Although some sources list it as a HIE it is more of a collaborative care networking group.
The Harris County Healthcare Alliance and the Center for Houston's Future partnered to launch a non-profit corporation, the Greater Houston Health Information Exchange ...
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