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Inaugural eHealth Initiative Awards Honor Leadership in Health Care Quality Through Health IT
Date:10/11/2007

Event Kicks-off October 11-12 eHI Fourth Annual Conference

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The eHealth Initiative (eHI) presented its first annual Improving Healthcare Quality through Information and Information Technology Awards honoring eight organizations at an October 10 awards dinner for demonstrating leadership and excellence in utilizing health information technology or health information exchange to drive improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. The awards event kicked-off eHI's Fourth Annual Conference taking place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center October 11-12.

"The awardees exemplify the principles and strategies identified in eHI's Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action released yesterday," said Janet Marchibroda, chief executive officer, eHealth Initiative. "The Blueprint report findings represent consensus among the multiple stakeholders in healthcare on a shared vision and actions for improving healthcare through information technology. These organizations are models for how the use of health IT and health information exchange can support improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of health care."

Awards were presented to the following recipients in four key areas:

-- Engaging Consumers

CareEntrust (formerly Healthe Mid-America), an independent, not-for-profit health information exchange organization based in the Kansas City region received the eHI Blueprint Award for Engaging Consumers. The CareEntrust system actively engages consumers in their healthcare by providing consumers and their designated healthcare providers a secure view of their electronic health record.

Healthwise, an organization that engages consumers over 100 million times per year with its consumer health information through web sites, received the Honorable Mention Award for Engaging Consumers.

-- Aligning Financial and Other Incentives

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