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SPOTLIGHT: HHS funds rural HIE in Louisiana
October 15, 2007 — 5:59am ET
HHS funds rural HIE in Louisiana
Few states have more recent--or traumatic--experience with the limitations of paper medical records than Louisiana, which saw countless records destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. Now, at least one region needn't fear such a calamity. HHS is funding a new HIE designed to let 11 rural healthcare providers in Pointe Coupee Parish share data. Article
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