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RGV HIE Needs your support now!

A well-structured health information exchange (HIE) could save lives by enabling people and healthcare providers access to patient information – securely – whenever and wherever it’s needed.

If your practice or yourself as a physician would also like to benefit and receive the maximum incentive payment for eligible Medicaid and Medicare providers, please fill out the Statement of Interest two page form found on the link below.

RGV HIE Statement of Interest

This statement of interest does not represent a binding commitment; but you or your practice would be interested in utilizing the services of RGV HIE to support the vision for statewide health information exchange (HIE) in Texas. To get the maximum incentive payment, Medicaid and Medicare eligible providers and hospitals must make “meaningful use” of the EHR’s by exchanging clinical health data across secure networks.

The necessity to have hospitals and  physicians commit to an HIE derives from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__home/1204).

Therefore, we are obligated to meet these criteria despite the fact that it may feel uncomfortable for many.