Helpful Resources

Connecting for Health – Markle Foundation
Connecting for Health is working to realize the full potential of information technology in health and health care, while protecting patient privacy and the security of personal health information.

HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the

HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin
The mission of HIPAA-COW is to: To assist covered entities, business associates, and other interested parties in implementing the practices required by the Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA and to foster public education about the impact of HIPAA. To facilitate and streamline HIPAA implementation through identification of best practices. To reduce duplicate efforts among payers and providers. To offer opportunities for partnering. To identify and evaluate regulatory issues in a non-partisan manner.

National Health Information Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative set forth to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and overall quality of health and health care in the United States.

National Strategy
The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care, a national strategic plan presented July 21, 2004, by Dr. David Brailer, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

The eHealth Initiative
Office National Coordinator Health IT

NIMI
An independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology.