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| − | About
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| − | The Rochester RHIO is a nonprofit organization chartered in 2006(2). It is charged with creating a health information exchange that allows hospitals, labs and radiology groups to access and share patient
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| − | information in a secure environment (1). As of April 2010, there are over 800 physicians and 3000 total users, which includes midlevel providers and support staff.(1) It serves the area between Buffalo
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| − | and Syracuse, including Rochester and the surrounding counties.
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| − | Governance
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| − | The RHIO is governed by a board of directors from the Greater Rochester community, representing area businesses, health insurers and hospitals. (2)
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| − | Funding comes from a combination of state funds and matching grants from community organizations. (2)
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| − | Technology
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| − | Patient information is organized with a hybrid model. The master Patient Index (MPI) is its only centralized data base, while the data from hospitals, labs, etc. is federated
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| − | on a series of edge servers. (3)
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| − | As of April 2010, the Rochester RHIO receives about 1.5 million reports per month.(1)
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| − | In addition to information exchange, Rochester RHIO offers EHR integration. This allows information collected by the RHIO integrate directly with the physician's EHR.(1)
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| − | The state of New York has about 9 different RHIOs. There is a plan to combine them into a SHINY (Statewide Health Information Network of New York).(1)
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| − | Future projects include:
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| − | CCS - Continuity of Care Summary - Bundles social services informations. Home evaluations by social workers, Dietary information for nutritionists.
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| − | EPCR for EMS: An online EHR for emergency medical personnel.
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| − | Privacy considerations
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| − | Access is only granted to healthcare providers, not to insurance companies, employer groups or the patients themselves. Providers are met in person before they are given access to the RHIO.
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| − | Patients must grant access to every practice or medical organization before their information can be accessed.(1)
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| − | External links
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| − | http://www.grrhio.org/about/default.aspx
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| − | Sources:
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| − | 1) (J. Neri, Manager of Community HIE Services, Rochester RHIO, interview, April 15, 2010).
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| − | 2) http://www.grrhio.org/about/default.aspx
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| − | 3) (J. Neri, Manager of Community HIE Services, Rochester, RHIO, e-mail interview, September 22, 2010).
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