What’s the Best Foundation for a Health Information Exchange? How About a Practical One?

In his interview with me last month, David Watson of Cal INDEX, the statewide HIE established last month in California, addressed some concerns that really speak to core sustainability issues for statewide HIEs

It was both informative and enlightening to speak with David Watson on March 23 in Washington, D.C., just after he had participated in a panel on interoperability at the World Health Care Congress (held March 22-25 at the Marriott Wardman Park. As the CEO of the California Integrated Data Exchange, or Cal INDEX, Dave Watson has a very strong sense of both vision and mission, as he leads his health information exchange (HIE) forward.