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Health department authorized to join Kansas Health Information Network
Summary
The Board authorized Health Department Administrator Peyton Kessler to sign a provider participation agreement with the Kansas Health Information Network, which Kessler said "allows the department to access additional information shared by other entities."
Health Department Administrator Peyton Kessler sought and received Board authorization to sign a provider participation agreement with the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN). Kessler described the purpose of the agreement as allowing the department to access information shared by other entities to support public-health operations.
Commissioner Cory Moates moved to permit Administrator Kessler to sign the KHIN agreement; Commissioner Frazier seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not specify technical details of the data-sharing arrangement or any required board-level follow-up reporting.
