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Humana and Wisconsin Health Information Exchange Announce Collaborative Business Program

MILWAUKEE, Jan 29, 2009

Humana Inc. has begun working with the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) to ensure that clinicians have access to the most comprehensive community-wide data available for emergency department patients.

WHIE/Humana Press Release

New Computer Network Helps EDs to Reduce Redundant Test Orders

Observers see significant savings, benefits in patient safety

A new pilot program that allows EDs and health care systems across Milwaukee to share patient information is expected to save thousands of dollars by eliminating redundant testing, while improving patient care. Officials of the Aurora Health Care System, one participant, estimate that they will save $400 every time they review test data from another hospital source and don't repeat the test.

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WHIE Announces Fourth Emergency Department

Columbia St. Mary's - Columbia Campus

The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange is pleased to have the Columbia Campus of Columbia St. Mary's join us as a participant in the ED Linking project. On October 20th the Columbia Campus became the fourth Emergency Department to be using the WHIE system in their daily operations.

WHIE Announces Fifth Emergency Department

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange is pleased to have Children's Hospital of Wisconsin join us as the latest participant in the ED Linking project. On November 5th Children's Hospital became the fifth Emergency Department to be using the WHIE system in their daily operations.

Children's Hospital is the fourth delivery network to be contributing data to the Exchange.

Exchange Leader Says Collaboration a Must

The establishment of a communitywide patient information sharing system by the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) was a collaborative effort from the start, says Kim Pemble, WHIE's executive director.

"We certainly tried to look at other implementations and learn from their experiences, but we did not necessarily model any particular one," he notes.

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Our parent company, the National Institute for Medical Informatics (NIMI) is a non profit organization dedicated to research and development of advanced healthcare information networking. NIMI is pleased to sponsor the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) as one of the nation's leading efforts to improve healthcare through regional electronic information exchange.

Mission and Vision

The Mission of WHIE is "collaborating to enable secure delivery of timely, accurate electronic health information to authorized users across institutional boundaries". WHIE's vision is: "improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and accessibility of health care and public health".

The technology platform for the WHIE ED Linking project will be the Amalga system supplied by Microsoft Corporation. The innovative Amalga software has won accolades for its ability to integrate data from multiple health care systems and to present information to clinicians in a useful manner. Amalga's unique architecture delivers sub-second responses to diverse queries directed at massive amounts of data. The WHIE implementation will lead the nation in the application of this software platform to address the complex needs of a regional health information exchange system.

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WHIE 2009 Board Meeting Dates
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WHIE Advisory Board
Tuesday, June 16th
3:00 - 5:00
Location: TBD

WHIE Advisory Board
Tuesday, September 15th
3:00 - 5:00
Location: TBD

WHIE Advisory Board
Tuesday, December 15th
3:00 - 5:00
Location: TBD

WHIE 2009 Planning and Technology Committee Meeting Dates
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The Planning and Technology Committee meets the third Thursday of every month.

Tuesday, March 17th
11:30 - 1:00
Location: TBD

WHIE 2009 Steering Committee Meeting Dates
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Thursday, February 19th
3:00 - 5:00
Conference Call
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Thursday, March 19th
3:00 - 5:00
Conference Call
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Download WHIE Materials

WHIE/Humana Press Release 2009 Annual Meeting Slides - Kim Pemble 2009 Annual Meeting Slides - Don Holmquest EDLink Press Release EDLink Press Release Quotes The Executive Summary Networker News Letters

Documents From The 2008 Annual Meeting

Download the Health Vault PowerPoint Presentation Download the PHR PowerPoint Presentation

Collaboration with Health Provider Systems, Wisconsin DHFS and Microsoft

The ED Linking Project shall provide emergency physicians rapid access to past medical history for patients that register for care at their facilities. The goal is to improve the quality of care, reducing errors and enhancing cost effectiveness. Common protocols and workflows have been established so that regional queries for past medical history data occur automatically when patients present for care. Data feeds will include both clinical systems and claims systems. Plans call for ED Linking to be implemented in at least ten hospitals in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

EDLink Press Release EDLink Press Release Quotes The Executive Summary

WHIE expresses appreciation for its supporting sponsors:

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Privacy Statement

The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) pledges always to respect the privacy and confidentiality of all patient information and data exchange users, including survey participants. The personally identifiable information (the names, email addresses or any other contact information) provided to us concerning patient information is securely stored and not shared with any third party. Complete audit trails are maintained for all users that access protected health information while caring for patients. WHIE is committed to working with the health information exchange and Internet communities in cultivating and maintaining trust between all its members.

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