California Company Awarded Contract For Trial Run Of Nationwide Health Information Network

The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services has awarded contracts totaling $22.5 million to nine
health information exchanges, including the Long Beach Network for Health,
located in Long Beach and Los Angeles, to begin trial implementation of
the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). The selected organizations
will participate in the NHIN Cooperative to test and demonstrate how private
and secure health information can be exchanged among providers and patients.
The NHIN health information exchanges’ specifications and related testing
materials will be available to the public to encourage and help people
participate in the emerging NHIN. Goals of the NHIN include giving the public
secure access to their electronic health records and enhancing healthcare
delivery.

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