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Why Connect to the ILHIE?
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ILHIE Health IT Consumer Education Toolkit
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"Health IT For You"
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Introducing ILHIE Direct Out-of-Network Messaging
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Announcing the 2013 ILHIE Webinar Series
Join the many providers and organizations that are on-boarding to the ILHIE today, including more than 2,000 individual providers, and more than 450 health care organizations including hospitals, physician practices, and community health centers. All serving hundreds of thousands of patients in Illinois! Click the image or the headline above to learn more about how your organization can benefit from joining our secure, statewide network.
The Consumer Education Toolkit is here! With healthcare now entering the electronic age, inefficient, paper medical records are being replaced with electronic health records (EHRs), and health information exchanges (HIEs) promise a future where patients receive improved care and are empowered to be more proactive in their health. The ILHIE Health IT Consumer Education Toolkit is an educational resource for both patients and healthcare providers to learn more about health IT and its many benefits. Click the image or the headline above to access the Toolkit, and please help spread the word by sharing with family and friends.
Health Information Technology, or Health IT for short, is upgrading our healthcare system for the 21st Century. Today's technology is converting the information in our paper records into an electronic format which allows you and your doctors to have access to your health information when and where it's needed. View this video and learn more about the benefits of health IT and how online, secure access to your health records can help ensure that you and your families get the best possible care.
Securely Exchange With Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime! All you need is ILHIE Direct and the recipient’s email address. Potentially one of the most valuable services of ILHIE Direct is the ability to send secure messages to Out of Network exchange partners who do not have an ILHIE Direct address. Click the image or the headline above for more information, and see below for additional resources.
Throughout this year, the ILHIE is pleased to present a series of complimentary webinars and tutorials. Topics include: On-Boarding the ILHIE, Why Join the ILHIE, Achieving Stage 2 Meaningful Use, ILHIE Direct, Behavioral Health, Privacy & Security, Consumer Education and more. Click on the image or the link above to view the ILHIE Webinars & Tutorials page, and check back often as additional sessions will be added as they develop.
Health Information Technology is improving health care in Illinois and across the country. Today, most health care providers write medical information on paper charts which are not easily accessible and are difficult to share with other care providers. Health information technology, sometimes called health IT or e-health, allows the use of computer networks to store, manage and exchange health records.
The Illinois Office of Health Information Technology is working with the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority in building the The Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE), a statewide, secure electronic network for sharing clinical and administrative data among health care providers in Illinois. ILHIE allows health care providers and professionals to exchange electronic health information in a secure environment, which helps prevent duplicate tests and procedures, and ensure the accuracy of prescriptions and other medical orders.
Explore our website to learn more about e-health and the Illinois Health Information Exchange. To receive email updates with the latest news and information sign up for the ILHIE Listserv.
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To view newsletters, news stories, webinars, fact sheets and other important information, including registration for Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Incentive Payments; follow the links below or view the complete Providers and Professionals Page. For more information and resources visit the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Website for Providers and Professionals.