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NHIN Watch Perspective: Arizona Health-e Connection on a roll
Patty Enrado
NHINWatch.com
October 2, 2007
Last week, September 26, Arizona Health-e Connection was awarded the 2007 Innovation Award by the Council of State Governments for its best practices, innovation and the ability of its model to be duplicated in other states looking to drive health information technology, or HIT, adoption and initiatives…
Big goal: Link all health files electronically
Ken Alltucker
The Arizona Republic
August 29, 2007
A non-profit group spearheading the push for Arizona's medical industry to enter the 21st century has named a new executive director. And Brad Tritle's job is not small…
Goal Is Electronic Health Records. Path Is State by State.
Reed Abelson
New York Times
September 27, 2006
In the nation's ambitious quest to bring information technology to the practice of medicine, state governments are beginning to play a critical role in shepherding new systems into hospitals and doctors' offices, health experts say. Governors and legislators, for starters, are embarking on a variety of strategies to encourage the use of electronic health records and other innovations...
Arizona Seizes Initiative with 'Health-e Connection' Project
Knowledge@W.P.Carey
April 06, 2006
Arizona's health information technology (HIT) industry, and the manner in which health care is delivered, are on the brink of radical transformation as a state-facilitated steering committee for the Arizona Health-e Connection prepares to publish its recommended road map for development and implementation of a statewide, unified HIT network....
Press Releases
Governor Leads Health Care Innovation Summit: Health-e Connection Expands ‘Roadmap'
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Phoenix - Governor Janet Napolitano continued her drive toward innovation and efficiency in health care, opening the Health-e Connection Summit in Phoenix today. The Governor addressed more than 350 health care professionals, consumers and health care executives on the next steps necessary to further build Arizona's Health-e Connection Roadmap, the state's comprehensive five-year plan for the electronic exchange of health records....
Executive director named to guide statewide health information technology effort
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Phoenix- In a move that will bring Arizona closer to transforming health care for all residents, the Arizona Health-e Connection today announced the selection of Brad Tritle as the organization's first executive director...
Monday, December 11, 2006
Phoenix- Governor Janet Napolitano today announced the distribution of $1.5 million under the Rural Health Information Technology Adoption (RHITA) Grant Program. The seven awardees demonstrated high levels of partnership, collaboration, strategic planning and implementation of e-health programs. These grants are part of the implementation efforts of the Health-e Connection Roadmap developed in response to Executive Order 2005-25...
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Phoenix - Governor Janet Napolitano today announced she has created a new Health-e Connection Steering Committee. The move is in response to President Bush's April 12, 2004 call for widespread adoption of interoperable electronic health records within 10 years.
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Brad Tritle
Executive Director
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