Connectvirginia Hie Inc

FOSTER AND SUSTAIN TRUST, COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING AMONG CONSUMERS, PROVIDERS, AND PURCHASERS OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, LEADING TO MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES AND COST-EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GOVERNANCE AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SECURE DATA SHARING THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA AND PROVIDES A PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING PATHWAY FOR PATIENT RELATED DATA. CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN EHEALTH EXCHANGE AS THE MECHANISM FOR QUERY AND RETRIEVAL OF PATIENT SUMMARY CARE DOCUMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE. FEES FOR THESE SERVICES ARE SET AT $59 PER STAFFED BED PER YEAR FOR 2016 - 2018.THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FUNDING FROM VDH TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE. THE EXCHANGE PROVIDES A SINGLE, STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION THAT CONNECTS ALL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION.THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ANNUAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FOR ALL HOSPITALS THAT REGISTER FOR THE CORE SERVICES. REVENUE FROM ENCOUNTER ALERT SERVICES WAS $93,344 IN 2017.THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN COLLECTING NEWBORN SCREENING DATA DURING 2017. THE ORGANIZATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY SERVICES (DCLS) ARE WORKING TO EXPAND THEIR CAPABILITIES TO INCLUDE THE SECURE EXCHANGE OF NEWBORN SCREENING DATA. THESE NEW CAPABILITIES SUPPORT THE ELECTRONIC, SECURE AND STANDARDS BASED EXCHANGE OF NBS LAB ORDERS AND RESULTS USING NATIONALLY ADOPTED HEALTH VOCABULARIES. REVENUE FROM NEWBORN SCREENING WAS $30,250 IN 2017 WHICH INCLUDES $24,000 FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIRED PLATFORM AND $1,250 PER MONTH OF RECURRING FEES BEGINNING AUGUST 2017.