{"id":99871,"date":"2011-06-09T13:54:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T18:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=99871"},"modified":"2011-06-10T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T19:24:31","slug":"regional-health-information-network-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=99871","title":{"rendered":"Regional Health Information Network on the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTYLER — FirstNet Exchange, a Tyler-based organization, has received a grant from the state of Texas to develop and operate a secure health information network for 37 counties in northeast Texas. The state\u2019s ultimate goal is to develop a patient-centered network of electronic medical information that can be securely shared among authorized health care organizations and providers across the region, the state, and, eventually, across the nation. <\/p>\n

According to a news release, FirstNet Exchange, a not-for-profit organization established in 1996 by the ETMC Regional Healthcare System, will be one of the state\u2019s first health information networks. FirstNet Exchange will support and, in turn, be governed by hospitals and clinicians throughout northeast Texas. \u201cThis system and others like it across the state and nation will eventually be linked to create a range of benefits for medical providers and patients,\u201d said Paula Anthony, CEO for FirstNet Exchange.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of a health information network, also known as a health information exchange (HIE), is to share medical information between physicians and hospitals on mutually-treated patients,\u201d Anthony explained. She said FirstNet Exchange will allow physicians and hospitals to quickly access necessary medical information that would otherwise have to be faxed or delivered manually. This could include, for example, information on allergies, current medications, recent lab tests and other diagnostic treatments. <\/p>\n

Anthony added, \u201cAn HIE such as FirstNet Exchange has the opportunity not just to speed treatment, but also to ensure that the most accurate and timely information is available to health care providers — wherever a patient is treated. Patients whose information is shared via the exchange will have the explicit assurance that all federal and state standards for privacy and security of confidential patient health information will be upheld.\u201d <\/p>\n

FirstNet was created 15 years ago with the goal of connecting ETMC hospitals and physicians, but grew quickly over the years to provide a data exchange for numerous East Texas providers. Today, FirstNet\u2019s stakeholders include 15 hospitals and over 600 physicians, and its exchange spans 21 counties. <\/p>\n

Anthony feels FirstNet Exchange will offer key advantages in making the process of sharing health information a reality for East Texans. \u201cOur organization has a 15-year history of making it possible for caregivers in our region to share electronic health data,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe are excited to extend these services to all providers in East Texas, and to offer the support needed to help doctors and hospitals link their electronic health records to the network.\u201d For those physicians that don\u2019t currently have electronic records systems, FirstNet Exchange will also offer a solution set that will help them meet their federally-defined \u201cmeaningful use\u201d objectives, Anthony said. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.firstnetexchange.com<\/a> or contact FirstNet Exchange at 800-328-1638.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER — FirstNet Exchange, a Tyler-based organization, has received a grant from the state of Texas to develop and operate a secure health information network for 37 counties in northeast Texas. The state\u2019s ultimate goal is to develop a patient-centered network of electronic medical information that can be securely shared among authorized health care organizations … Continue reading Regional Health Information Network on the Way<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 05:52:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99871"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100299,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99871\/revisions\/100299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}