Inland Empire Health Information Exchange (IEHIE) Launches Pilot Project
IEHIE announced on Friday, January 13th, 2012, the launch of its pilot implementation of the health information exchange. The pilot includes 14 facilities including 6 hospitals, 7 medical groups and 1 health plan located throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The pilot is designed to provide real world experience related to the use and feasibility of the exchange and establish a launching point for additional participation. Following the pilot, IEHIE expects to “go live” and begin exchanging data among participants by April 1, 2012. Additional providers will begin implementation following the pilot.
The IEHIE is a collaborative effort of the Riverside County Medical Association, San Bernardino County Medical Society, Riverside and San Bernardino County hospitals, medical centers, medical groups, clinics, IPAs, physician practices, health plans, public health and other healthcare providers. IEHIE brings needed technology to access and securely share electronic patient health records for more than 4.1 million people living in the Inland Empire. IEHIE gives healthcare providers immediate access to a state‐of‐the‐art electronic health records network. IEHIE technology allows doctors, clinics, hospitals and other healthcare providers to electronically review and access medical records, resulting in timely, safer and improved quality of healthcare for the patients in our community.
For additional information, please contact Rich Swafford at rswafford@iehie.org (951) 686‐1326.
