ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN) is one of 10 community programs nationwide to receive a $100,000 grant designed to boost health data exchange efforts from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). GaHIN is the statewide health information exchange (HIE) for Georgia.
ATLANTA, GA - Care providers at Georgia’s school clinics will be able to remotely access student health information from pediatricians and other providers to deliver better onsite care now that Georgia Partnership For TeleHealth (GPT) has joined Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN).
Bundled Payments and Pay-for-Value Drive Need for Interoperability and Information Exchange Atlanta, Georgia - Interoperability was one of the hottest topics at HIMSS15 due to its significant impact on what has been called the “Iron Triangle” of healthcare – access, cost and quality. Interoperability is central to health information exchange across multiple care settings, meaning everyone in the healthcare ecosystem has a stake in secure data sharing.
Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), the statewide health information exchange (HIE), announced today that Georgia Health Connect (GaHC), a regional HIE serving smaller practices, hospitals and health systems, is now fully integrated with its network, enabling greater access to electronic health information throughout Georgia.
Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), Georgia’s health information exchange, and South Carolina’s Health Information Exchange (SCHIEx), today announced the successful launch of the connection between the two statewide networks.
Georgia’s largest children’s hospital integrates with GaHIN’s secure network to improve patient-centered care and health outcomes
Atlanta, Georgia - Denise Hines, DHA, PMP, FHIMSS, has been named to the Board of Directors of HIMSS, a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology. Dr.
Further Expanding Provider Reach, Secure Collaboration and Messaging Capabilities
Executive Director, Dr. Denise Hines, to Present Two Sessions on GaHIN
Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN) Board member, Warren Hutchings, M.D., of the Atlanta-based Georgia State Medical Association (GSMA), was awarded the Distinguished Service Medallion for his numerous years of dedication to the Association. As the outgoing chair of the GSMA, Dr. Hutchings was recognized for his many years of dedication to the Association’s growth, development and promotion, at the Association’s annual convention at Hilton Head Island, SC, on June 12, 2014.
The Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN) recently participated in the HomeTown Rural Physician Outreach Bus Tour—a mobile effort to demonstrate GaHIN’s suite of health IT resources for rural physicians and practice managers, providing much-needed technical assistance and education.
National connectivity enables seamless and secure Interstate record-sharing
Secure network improves patient-centered care and health outcomes
The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) has selected four of Atlanta’s most outstanding health IT industry leaders as the recipients of this year’s MAC Phoenix Awards. The awards recognize significant contributions to the growth of the health IT industry in Georgia. Winners were announced at the fourth annual Health IT Leadership Summit November 12 at Atlanta’s Fox Theater.
The Board of Trustees of the National Medical Association has chosen Warren S. Hutchings, M.D., to be a recipient of the NMA 2013 Practitioner of the Year Award. The Award was conferred on Saturday, July 27, 2013, as the National Medical Association (NMA) convened its 2013 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly in Toronto, Canada.