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Statewide health information exchange can shorten rural care gaps, MIHIN tells appropriations committee
Summary
MIHIN CEO Isabel Pacheco told lawmakers MIHIN already connects providers across 79 counties and can conduct a gap analysis to onboard unconnected rural providers; she said targeted onboarding and training could reduce duplicate testing and improve care transitions.
LANSING — The Michigan Health Information Network (MIHIN) told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27 that leveraging existing statewide interoperability infrastructure can accelerate rural care improvements and provide measurable benefits in care transitions and reduced duplicate testing.
"MIHIN exists for one primary reason, to make it easier for providers to securely share health information so patients experience more coordinated, timely care,"…
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