Instructions:
For the second part of your assignment, research information regarding about current health IT initiatives and determine whether your state has an RHIO or other type of Health Information Exchange. Start by reviewing the Web Reading including the HIMSS sites. The HIMSS site provides information on Regional Extension Centers, HIMSS Davies Award recipients, Health Information Exchanges, State Legislation, and HIMSS Chapters. Find any information pertaining to Health Information Exchange initiatives in your state. If there are none, choose another state that you are interested in. Choose any four initiatives to complete the assignment.
1. Using the listed data and other sources, create a table (constructed in WORD, Excel or PowerPoint) providing an overview of the initiatives indicating the following:
• Name of the initiative
• Location
• Type of Initiative
• A short description of their main focus.
• See sample table below
2. In an accompanied narrative, describe in more detail each of the four initiatives. You may want to review their separate web site if one is provided.
• What is the difference in the type of organizations that you provided?
• What is their main goal and mission?
• How does one organization perhaps work with another?
• What role do the organizations play in the overall "future of the national health information superhighway?
Be sure to correctly cite any sources using APA guidelines.