An e-Newsletter from the Delaware Health Information Network

DHIN 2012 Annual Report to Stakeholders Available

DHIN has completed its 2012 Annual Report, highlighting the accomplishments of the last 12 months and providing a view ahead. The year, in which DHIN celebrated its 5th anniversary as the first and most mature health information exchange, had many high points: 100% participation by Delaware acute care hospitals; the delivery of more than 9 million clinical results; posting of more than 1.4 million unique patient records; and 95% enrollment by state medical practices to name just a few. All of the state's skilled nursing facilities are now enrolled and have access to DHIN.

What else is new? Visit www.dhin.org/about, and scroll down to the link "DHIN Annual Report - 2012." We think you will like what you see.

Since the fall of 2011, data sender partnerships in DHIN have increased by 140%, from seven to 17! That is a rate of just under one per month. If a medical result is generated in Delaware, there is over a 95% chance that the result is available on DHIN.

In the fourth calendar quarter of 2012 DHIN welcomed Diagnostic Imaging Associates, one of the largest radiology practices in the state, with seven locations across New Castle County, and, DHIN signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a New Jersey based lab, Medical Laboratory Diagnostics. Med Labs is working to expand its services to Delaware practices and regarded participation in DHIN as integral to their business in Delaware.

For a list of all data senders including those that joined in 2012, visit http://www.dhin.org/data-senders

You may have seen the news in trade media during the last few weeks, but if you missed it, DHIN is offering DHIN DIRECT messaging services to providers through AlliedHIE Company, a certified health information services provider (HISP.) The new partnership enables existing users to immediately begin using Allied Direct and the new federal healthcare email system, known as the Direct Project. In addition to existing users, hospitals and physicians, Allied Direct and DHIN have begun reaching out to all healthcare professionals including pharmacies, labs, long-term care, specialists and behavioral health professionals to create awareness of the partnership.

Jan Lee, M.D., DHIN executive director, said in the news release, "We are very pleased to announce our new relationship with AlliedHIE Company and its Allied Direct e-mail and HISP services in Delaware. We are confident the relationship between AlliedHIE and DHIN will energize a new growth in affordable interoperability and information exchange by and between Delaware healthcare professionals. Delaware remains committed to helping advance national interoperability and the new federal healthcare email system, the Direct Project. It's an important next step."

Please click here for pricing and registration information.

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