For Stage 2, Ohio HIE Turns to Public Health Reporting, Transitions of Care

Executives from the Ohio Health Information Partnership say that the complexity of Stage 2 will require an educational effort equivalent to the one required to get providers through Stage 1.

As Stage 2 of meaningful use approaches, it is interesting to hear from CIOs about the value they perceive they have received from regional extension centers and statewide health information exchanges. Yesterday I listened to an eHealth Initiative webinar in which Robin Stursa, CIO of the Sisters of Charity Health System, described the benefits of partnering with the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state-designated entity for managing both the REC and CliniSync, the statewide HIE.

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