The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement and the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative entered into a partnership to expand the reach of both organizations.
The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement is a national organization of regional healthcare improvement collaboratives. It represents more than 30 RHICs and state-affiliated organizations across the country. RHICs help local stakeholders identify opportunities and develop strategies for improving community health.
The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative represents more than 50 statewide, regional and community health information exchanges. HIEs provide data-sharing capabilities, helping RHICs and other types of healthcare organizations function.
The partnership between the two entities will focus on "advancing policies that support regional data sharing; identifying regional partnership opportunities between NRHI and SHIEC members; pursuing opportunities to promote common objectives; and sharing best practices across members of both organizations," according to a press release.
Combined, the organizations have operations in 44 states.