Connecticut Legislature Considers Giving Statewide HIE Another Try

Healthcare Informatics: Although it is surrounded by states that have had relative success with statewide health information exchange efforts, Connecticut has struggled to develop an HIE. Last year it pulled the plug on its earlier efforts after spending $4.3 million in federal grant money. But legislators are taking another stab at it. Last week the state Senate passed a comprehensive healthcare bill that would establish a statewide HIE, according to the Connecticut Mirror, an online publication.

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