MSCHIE
The Mississippi Coastal Health Information Exchange (MSCHIE) has been established for health information technology (HIT) adoption and health information exchange (HIE) infrastructure development in Mississippi. The six coastal counties of Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina are the focus of the health information exchange.
Five providers in the coastal area will initially share data with the MSCHIE connection. Participating clinicians will be able to access aggregated patient clinical information from disparate systems from any location 24 hours a day. Implementation of MSCHIE will see Information & Quality Healthcare (IQH) collaborating closely with the Mississippi Health Information Infrastructure Technology Task Force established by Gov. Haley Barbour in 2007.
Technology from Medicity, Inc., will provide MSCHIE with a secure interoperability platform, enabling clinicians to access community-based patient health records, clinical messaging and e-consultation, medical claims, medication history, and more.
By sharing secure data on a daily basis, MSCHIE participants will enhance the overall continuity of care, reduce costs, and ensure that vital, up-to-date information is available to clinicians at point-of-care.
