ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN) has been approved as the State-Designated Entity for the State of Georgia Health Information Exchange (HIE). The request was made by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) and gives GaHIN greater freedom in pursuing funding opportunities.
ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), the statewide health information exchange (HIE) for Georgia, awarded a total of $1 million to its members to accelerate technology adoption and the electronic exchange of health information. The program successfully helped Georgia's eligible providers and hospitals connect to the HIE so they can securely access and share patient information at the point of care.
ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), Georgia’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), and Alabama’s One Health Record® today announced the success of an electronic connection between the two networks.
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