Resources for the eHealth Initiative

The resources available on this page will grow in coming weeks. These resources are currently available:

Documents

• So You've Decided to Buy an EHR . . . a West Virginia eHealth Initiative White Paper on Electronic Health Record System Acquisition. "The purpose of this document is to equip providers with additional unbiased information about EHR purchases and to provide focused
  practical recommendations for adoption of these systems." (PDF)
  
  
• John Wiesendanger, CEO of WVMI and Quality Insights, presented on the development of Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) in three states at the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Tri-Regional Conference in Florida, June 15, 2005. Slides from the presentation are now available. (PowerPoint)
  
  
• Resolution on Health Information Technology

Links

• eHealth Initiative and the Foundation for eHealth Initiative
  
  
• Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (HHS-recognized certification authority for EHI and their networks)
  
  
• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
  
  
• West Virginia Health Information Network
  
  
• West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), which provides this site

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