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What is a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)?

Regions are defined by a service area which could be a state, group of states, or a significant portion of a state. A Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) facilitates Health Information Exchange.
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Why is health information exchange important to Alaska?

Improved health status of Alaskans means fewer lost work days, lower health infrastructure costs, and a better quality of life.
Many Alaskans miss the opportunity to receive age appropriate, timely health screening and vital immunizations because we don’t have a complete medical history. Health information exchange could create an easy, automatic update of necessary screening exams and immunization history.Unnecessary or duplicate lab tests delay treatment and increase costs. Health information exchange could eliminate duplication and provide timely, appropriate test results to practitioners. Expensive invasive procedures may only need to be done once. Health information exchange could pass information without requiring additional work.
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