Hurricane Katrina devastation spurred creation of health information exchange, HIMSS16 speaker says

Hurricane Katrina resulted in the rise of efforts to provide telecommunications connections for caregivers in both rural and urban underserved environments. Dominic Mack, MD, executive director, Georgia Health Information Technology Extension Center and Gary Palgon, vice president, healthcare and life sciences solutions for Liaison Technologies will be sharing the experiences that grew out of building regional HIT capabilities during a HIMSS16′ presentation: “Sustainable HIE Models for Practices and Rural Hospitals.”

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