North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network

NORTH COAST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK (NCHIIN) CONTINUES TO CONTRACT WITH LOCAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE SERVICES.DURING THIS PERIOD, HEALTH CARE DATA TRANSACTIONS ACROSS THE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (FROM DATA PROVIDER TO NCHIIN INTO THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS OF THE RECIPIENT) AVERAGED OVER 17,983 A MONTH.NCHIIN CONTINUES TO GROW THE NORTH COAST CARE CONNECT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGE (CIE).DURING THIS PERIOD, 14 NEW PROGRAMS WERE ADDED TO THE CIE, WITH A CIE FEE SCHEDULE BEING ESTABLISHED, ALONG WITH OBTAINING GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AS THE NETWORK BUILDS TO CAPACITY.NCHIIN HAS ALSO INITIATED THE PROCESS OF JOINING THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CaHIE) IN SUPPORT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE CALIFORNIA TRUSTEN EXCHANGE NETWORK (CTEN).