- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- A snapshot of health information exchange.
- Title:
- A snapshot of the Georgia Health Information Exchange Pilot Program [Jan. 2009]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Date of Original:
- 2009-01
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900 .S1 E92 2009
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be92-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-be92-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
A Program Of The Georgia Department Of Community Health
A SNAPSHOT OF THE
Georgia Health Information Exchange Pilot Program
Overview
In 2006, the Health Information Technology and Transparency (HITT) Advisory Board and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) launched the Georgia Health Information Exchange (HIE) Pilot Program, which awards matching grants to foster the development of HIE, electronic prescribing and the adoption of electronic medical records across the state.
Year One Grants
In November 2007, DCH awarded $853,088 in matching grants to four health care organizations that demonstrated the ability through their proposal to improve both health care services and public health.
The Georgia HIE grantees aimed to improve access to comprehensive patient health information created by multiple providers and to decrease prescription errors linked to illegible handwriting or insufficient information. The awardees matched the funds given to them by the state.
Year Two Awards
HITT launched a second round of HIE grant awards, and in November 2008 awards were made
totaling $750,000 to three organizations.
(See chart at right).
Grantee
Award
Grant
Project
Two of the grantees who received awards both years, Chatham and Washington Counties, will expand on their first-year projects by implementing electronic medical records and sharing information among hospitals, public health clinics and primary health care physicians in their geographic areas.
Chatham County Safety Net Planning
Council Inc.
St. Joseph of East Georgia
$202,000 $250,000
Implementation of an electronic medical record and
e-prescribing solution
Implementation of an electronic medical record and
e-prescribing solution
Best practices, accomplishments and lessons learned from the pilot programs will be used to further the strategic efforts of Georgia for
Washington County Regional Medical
$250,000
Implementation of an electronic medical record and
e-prescribing solution
statewide HIE.
2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga 30303 www.dch.georgia.gov
January 2009