Title

Florida Health Information Exchange: A Journey To Improving Care Through The Exchange Of Patient Health Information

Abstract

Florida began the journey to health information connectivity in 2004 under Governor Jeb Bush. Initially these efforts were funded by grants, but due to the downturn in the economy, the state was unable to support growth in 2008. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding to further expand health information exchange efforts across the country. As a result, Florida is now able to move forward and make progress in information sharing. Harris Corporation was contracted to provide some basic services to the health care industry in 2011. However, challenges remain as privacy and security regulations are put in place to protect patients' information. With two seemingly opposing mandates, sharing the information versus protecting the information, challenges continue to impede progress. © 2013, IGI Global.

Publication Date

12-1-2012

Publication Title

Cases on Healthcare Information Technology for Patient Care Management

Number of Pages

152-170

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2671-3.ch010

Socpus ID

84898230867 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84898230867

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