Health information exchange to span U.P.

There's a lot of talk in every industry these days of ways to collaborate, partner, streamline. U.P. hospitals are taking a big step toward those goals with a new information exchange program.

Excerpt: Michigan state officials announced Tuesday the formation of a new HIE, the Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange (UPHIE), which will serve some 300,000 residents and span nearly one-third of the state.

The Upper Peninsula Health Care Network (UPHCN) sponsors the UPHIE, which officials say aims to improve the quality, delivery and efficiency of health care through the collaborative use of information technology and clinical data exchange.

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Source: Government Health IT