Welcome to the Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative
The Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PAeHI) was created to encourage the development and use of electronic medical records (EMR) in Pennsylvania along with health information exchanges (HIE), which will ultimately tie into a national system allowing patients and health care providers to securely access medical records regionally and throughout the country.
The initiative is working with providers, health insurers, businesses, and government to inform health care stakeholders and all Pennsylvanians of the benefits of utilizing electronic health records; interconnect all health care stakeholders to make health information available; address legal and policy issues which could impede the development of HIEs; enable secure, confidential access to health information; and enable patient access and control of their health information.
Ensuring Privacy and Security of Health Information Exchange in Pennsylvania
Note: An abridged version of this paper will appear in the April 2009 HIMSS' Journal of Health Information Management::
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Updates
PAeHI Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit and 2009 PA HIMSS HIT Advocacy Day
May 4 & 5, 2009 – Harrisburg, PA;
Register now for one or both events at www.dvhimss.org or www.wpahimss.org.
Note our Events page for more information.
A new document has been added to the Resource Area: A Draft White Paper for Review and Comment.
Also in the Resource Area: "Healthcare IT & Economic Stimulus" and "PAeHI drives down cost of CMS PQRI participation in Pennsylvania."
The latest issue of PAeHI News (Fall, 2008) is available in the Archive
A New document is available in Resources:
A Public/Private Partnership for Sustainable Health Information Exchange in Vermont
Learn About Us, Join Us. Note the Membership Brochure and Membership Application on the Membership page.
Note our updated Committee Membership Rosters
A growing list of Charter Members is also available.
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