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| + | The board of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Health Information Organization has decided to dissolve the organization because of a lack of start-up money and questions over its sustainability. The RHIO was launched in July 2006 with the intention of sharing patient data among health care providers and 22 hospitals in 13 counties. The plan called for a central database. Initial estimates called for $11 million in start-up costs and another $2 million a year in ongoing costs. The organization was in the process of seeking non-profit status with the IRS, but the $26,000 needed to cover that cost was too much. | ||
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Revision as of 04:16, 20 June 2007
Philadelphia Health Information Exchange (PHIE)
The Philadelphia Health Information Exchange links healthcare providers in one of the largest and most demanding US healthcare markets encompassing some 4 million patients, 55 hospitals and 30 competing health systems.
Launched in 2003 with an initial focus on diagnostic imaging, the network now provides secure access to over 200 million radiology images based on studies on over 300,000 patients. Based on a "federated" or "peer-to-peer" technology platform, the PHIE can be used to find, locate, and securely retrieve patient data at disparate, even competing facilities throughout the Philadelphia area. Current participating health systems include the University of Pennsylvania Health Systemand the Jefferson Health System. PHIE has entered clinical usage for virtual chart review and to access patient data from multiple facilities. Future uses may include radiology utilization management.
PHIE was funded through $2.3 million in SBIR grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is managed and maintained by Hx Technologies (HxTI), a private, for-profit corporation.
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Pennsylvania RHIO to close
The board of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Health Information Organization has decided to dissolve the organization because of a lack of start-up money and questions over its sustainability. The RHIO was launched in July 2006 with the intention of sharing patient data among health care providers and 22 hospitals in 13 counties. The plan called for a central database. Initial estimates called for $11 million in start-up costs and another $2 million a year in ongoing costs. The organization was in the process of seeking non-profit status with the IRS, but the $26,000 needed to cover that cost was too much.
