December 17, 2007

Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) Workshop Announcement

The Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) plans to conduct Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) workshops in January 2008.

The goal of these workshops is threefold:

• To gather various constituent groups (physicians, hospitals, labs, consumers, etc.) for an open and free exchange of information and ideas about RHIOs.

• To facilitate small and large group discussions that integrate knowledge and differing points of view into a collective guiding force for rural Arizona communities interested in forming or participating in a RHIO.

• To identify and consider the unique needs, perceptions and challenges faced by Arizona rural healthcare providers as they seek to exchange electronic health care information.

GITA expects to host these meetings at locations in Yuma, Kingman, Sierra Vista, Show Low, Prescott, Flagstaff and Casa Grande. Information gathered at these meetings will inform the 2008 Rural Health Information Technology Adoption (RHITA) Grant Program.

GITA has engaged consultants to assist Arizona providers who are interested in forming or participating in a RHIO. Laura Kolkman of Mosaica Partners and her associate Dale Emerson will be introduced to Arizona health care providers at these workshops. GITA encourages any and all constituents with an interest in forming or participating in a RHIO to participate in one of these workshops.

Additional information will be posted at www.azgita.gov regarding the dates and locations for these important workshops.

 

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