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U.S. Social Security Administration to Publish a Request For Proposals Aug. 7 for HIEs (Health Information Exchanges)
Colleagues,
As reported in Government Health IT ... The SSA (Social Security Administration) expects to publish a request for proposals Aug. 7 from health information exchanges and providers to share medical and claims information electronically. SSA anticipates being able to award contracts in January ...
... In February, SSA began requesting and collecting medical records electronically from MedVirginia, a central Virginia health information exchange with links to several regional hospitals. The project was considered the first production application of the nascent nationwide health information network (NHIN)...
... SSA wants to build on its successes with MedVirginia ... The agency must collect medical evidence from physicians who have treated applicants for disability benefits, still an overwhelmingly a paper-based process. SSA requests up to 20 million medical records annually from hospitals, clinics, physicians and other health professionals, and the number is increasing ... SSA expects to award contracts to information exchanges, regional health information organizations, general medical and specialty care providers or organizations with funds authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/"Stimulus" package....
Read on at: http://www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71765
ENJOY!
CC
As reported in Government Health IT ... The SSA (Social Security Administration) expects to publish a request for proposals Aug. 7 from health information exchanges and providers to share medical and claims information electronically. SSA anticipates being able to award contracts in January ...
... In February, SSA began requesting and collecting medical records electronically from MedVirginia, a central Virginia health information exchange with links to several regional hospitals. The project was considered the first production application of the nascent nationwide health information network (NHIN)...
... SSA wants to build on its successes with MedVirginia ... The agency must collect medical evidence from physicians who have treated applicants for disability benefits, still an overwhelmingly a paper-based process. SSA requests up to 20 million medical records annually from hospitals, clinics, physicians and other health professionals, and the number is increasing ... SSA expects to award contracts to information exchanges, regional health information organizations, general medical and specialty care providers or organizations with funds authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/"Stimulus" package....
Read on at: http://www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71765
ENJOY!
CC
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