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Connecting California The California Regional Health Information Organization - CalRHIO - is a collaborative effort to incrementally build the structure and capabilities necessary for a secure statewide health information exchange system that enables California’s health care providers and patients to access vital medical information at the time and place it is needed. |
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Letter to All California Stakeholders from the CalRHIO Board of Directors The State of California Health and Human Services Agency has decided to form a new
governance entity for California health information exchange (HIE). The members of the
CalRHIO Board of Directors support the state in its efforts to establish a governance
entity for HIE, plan for HIE services in the state, help all California providers meet the
requirements for federal incentive payments, and improve the quality and safety of care
for all Californians. The CalRHIO Board of Directors is honoring our commitment to the
state not to compete with a new governance entity established for this purpose. The
CalRHIO Board of Directors will be an active partner with the state in working toward a
successful conclusion for the governance of HIE services in California.
CalRHIO was created in January 2005 to provide health information exchange as a
public good, electronically connecting California’s patients, physicians, hospitals, and
other providers and sources of clinical information to improve the quality and safety of
health care. Earlier this year federal legislation was passed to provide funding for states
to establish health information exchanges under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA). CalRHIO participated in California’s RFI process to be
designated as the governance entity for HIE, including state-directed negotiations with
the California eHealth Collaborative (CAeHC) in an effort to form a new governance
entity. CalRHIO reported to the state last week that the parties were unable to reach an
agreement.
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