Healthcare Finance News March 19, 2024
The Indian Health Service is installing its own EHR that is expected to connect tribal communities across 37 states.
ORLANDO – For the first time, the Indian Health Service has a contract to install a new electronic health record connecting tribal communities across 37 states.
The initiative was a massive undertaking involving the National Indian Health Board, tribal groups, states and the federal government, with the help of HIMSS.
All of the stakeholders were needed because tribal governance is unique and involves more than connecting numerous hospitals across a health system.
HIMSS’ involvement ramped up after Robert Coffey, Health Informatics IT Manager for the Iowa Tribe Division of Health, approached Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of Government...
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