Oregon

Oregon Health Information Infrastructure (OHII)

OHII is a multi-stakeholder collaboration to demonstrate the application of healthcare information and communication technology to improve the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and accessibility of healthcare for all Oregonians. The Oregon health care community has both a rich history of collaboration on data and outcomes to support improved care. Over the last decade and a half, organizations in the Oregon health care marketplace have joined together in many public/private collaborations designed to improve care for our citizens.

Recently, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced that he had appointed Jody Pettit, MD, to serve as Oregon’s Health Information Technology Coordinator, and that Oregon will seek $26.5 million from Congress to pay for installation of electronic health records systems in more than 4,000 doctors’ offices across the state.