Although Not Compliant With Federal Law, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Announces First Participants in Health Information Exchange
Although the State of Florida has not created its Health Exchange in accordance with Federal law . . . . the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration ("AHCA") issued a news release on July 12, 2011 announcing the selection of the first three health organizations to participate in the state’s newly developed health information exchange. They include: Tallahassee-based Big Bend Regional Healthcare Information Organization (RHIO), Pensacola-based Strategic Health Intelligence, LLC, and the Florida Division of Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation.
To read the complete AHCA news release, click here:
To read federal information on state health information exchanges, see below:
State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
In March 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator completed the announcement of State Health Information (State HIE) Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program awardees. In total, 56 states, eligible territories, and qualified State Designated Entities (SDE) received awards.
The State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program funds states’ efforts to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information across the health care system both within and across states. Awardees are responsible for increasing connectivity and enabling patient-centric information flow to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Key to this is the continual evolution and advancement of necessary governance, policies, technical services, business operations, and financing mechanisms for HIE over each state, territory, and SDE’s four-year performance period. This program is building on existing efforts to advance regional and state-level health information exchange while moving toward nationwide interoperability.
On January 27, 2011, an additional $16 million was made available to states through ONC’s new Challenge Grants program. This program will provide funding to states to encourage breakthrough innovations for health information exchange that can be leveraged widely to support nationwide health information exchange and interoperability. The HIE Challenge Grant Program is providing 10 awards between $1 and $2 million to State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program grantees to develop innovative and scalable solutions in five key areas. Visit the HIE Challenge Grant Program web page to learn more about this important program.
New National Coordinator AnnouncedThe State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program funds states’ efforts to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information across the health care system both within and across states. Awardees are responsible for increasing connectivity and enabling patient-centric information flow to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Key to this is the continual evolution and advancement of necessary governance, policies, technical services, business operations, and financing mechanisms for HIE over each state, territory, and SDE’s four-year performance period. This program is building on existing efforts to advance regional and state-level health information exchange while moving toward nationwide interoperability.
On January 27, 2011, an additional $16 million was made available to states through ONC’s new Challenge Grants program. This program will provide funding to states to encourage breakthrough innovations for health information exchange that can be leveraged widely to support nationwide health information exchange and interoperability. The HIE Challenge Grant Program is providing 10 awards between $1 and $2 million to State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program grantees to develop innovative and scalable solutions in five key areas. Visit the HIE Challenge Grant Program web page to learn more about this important program.
| State/SDE | Award Amount |
| Alabama Medicaid Agency | $10,564,789 |
| State of Alaska | $4,963,063 |
| Arizona Governor's Office of Economic Recovery | $9,377,000 |
| Arkansas Dept of Finance and Administration | $7,909,401 |
| California Health and Human Services Agency | $38,752,536 |
| Colorado Regional Health Information Organization* | $9,175,777 |
| Department of Public Health, State of CT | $7,297,930 |
| Delaware Health Information Network | $4,680,284 |
| Government of the District of Columbia | $5,189,709 |
| Agency of Health Care Administration (FL) | $20,738,582 |
| Georgia Department of Community Health* | $13,003,003 |
| The Hawaii Health Information Exchange | $5,602,318 |
| Idaho Health Data Exchange | $5,940,500 |
| Illinois Department of Health care and Family Services | $18,837,639 |
| Indiana Health Information Technology, Inc.* | $10,300,000 |
| Iowa Department of Public Health | $8,375,000 |
| Kansas Health Information Exchange Project | $9,010,066 |
| Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Kentucky) | $9,750,000 |
| Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum | $10,583,000 |
| State of Maine/Governor's Office of Health Policy & Finance | $6,599,401 |
| The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene* | $9,313,924 |
| Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation* | $10,599,719 |
| Michigan Department of Health | $14,993,085 |
| Minnesota Department of Health | $9,622,000 |
| State of Mississippi | $10,387,000 |
| Missouri Depart of Social Services | $13,765,040 |
| HealthShare Montana* | $5,767,926 |
| Nebraska Department of Administrative Services | $6,837,180 |
| Nevada Department of Health and Human Services | $6,133,426 |
| New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services | $5,457,856 |
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | $11,408,594 |
| LCF Research, New Mexico | $7,070,441 |
| New York eHealth Collaborative Inc. | $22,364,782 |
| North Carolina Department of State Treasurer* | $12,950,860 |
| State of North Dakota, Information Technology Department | $5,343,733 |
| Ohio Health Information Partnership LLC | $14,872,199 |
| Oklahoma Health Care Authority* | $8,883,741 |
| State of Oregon | $8,579,992 |
| Governor's Office of Health Care Reform Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | $17,140,446 |
| Rhode Island Quality Institute | $5,280,000 |
| South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | $9,576,408 |
| South Dakota Department of Health | $6,081,750 |
| State of Tennessee | $11,664,580 |
| Texas Health and Human Services Commission | $28,810,208 |
| Utah Department of Health | $6,296,705 |
| Vermont Department of Human Services | $5,034,328 |
| Virginia Department of Health | $11,613,537 |
| Health Care Authority (Washington) | $11,300,000 |
| West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources | $7,819,000 |
| Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services | $9,441,000 |
| Office of the Governor (Wyoming) | $4,873,000 |
| Pacific Ecommerce Development Corporation (American Samoa) | $600,000 |
| Office of the Governor (Guam) | $1,600,000 |
| Commonwealth of the NMI, Department of Public Health | $800,000 |
| Oticina del Gobernador La Fortaeza (Puerto Rico) | $7,770,980 |
| Virgin Islands Department of Health | $1,000,000 |
| Total | $547,703,438 |
| * Existing State HIEs that received new funding through the HIE Challenge Grant Program on January 27, 2011. | |
Information & Resources
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has named Dr. Farzad Mostashari as new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology effective April 8.
- Grants Resources
- ATCBs
- HITECH Programs
- Certification Programs
- Privacy & Security
- Meaningful Use
- FACA
About the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
ONC is the principal Federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. The position of National Coordinator was created in 2004, through an Executive Order, and legislatively mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009.
ONC’s mission includes:
- Promoting development of a nationwide Health IT infrastructure that allows for electronic use and exchange of information that:
- Ensures secure and protected patient health information
- Improves health care quality
- Reduces health care costs
- Informs medical decisions at the time/place of care
- Includes meaningful public input in infrastructure development
- Improves coordination of care and information among hospitals, labs, physicians, etc.
- Improves public health activities and facilitates early identification/rapid response to public health emergencies
- Facilitates health and clinical research
- Promotes early detection, prevention, and management of chronic diseases
- Promotes a more effective marketplace
- Improves efforts to reduce health disparities
- Providing leadership in the development, recognition, and implementation of standards and the certification of Health IT products;
- Health IT policy coordination;
- Strategic planning for Health IT adoption and health information exchange; and
- Establishing governance for the Nationwide Health Information Network.
Federal Register Notices
August 13, 2010: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority; Office of the National Coordinator for Health and Information Technology; Correction [PDF - 49 KB]
December 1, 2009: Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority; Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology [PDF - 49 KB]
Celebrating the First Anniversary of the HITECH Act and Looking to the Future: February 2010 [PDF - 852 KB]
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