HealthInfoNet, Maine's statewide health information exchange, has announced a partnership with the state to connect veterans' healthcare facilities to the HIE.
Funded by a grant from the Health Research and Services Administration, the partnership will connect the VA Maine Healthcare System's medical center in Augusta and 11 outpatient clinics to the exchange, where the majority of Maine's hospitals are already sharing information.
Because about 12.8 percent of Maine's residents are veterans, the partnership is expected to significantly improve care coordination in the state. "This grant will help to build a link between systems that will greatly improve data sharing related to the care of Maine's large and growing veteran population," said Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew in the news release. "A system that allows for real-time access of information and that produces a comprehensive medical record will improve the quality of care while reducing errors and the duplication of services. This project is aligned with many efforts underway in Maine to improve the exchange of vital health information, which is essential in our rural state."
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