The MidSouth eHealth Alliance is a non-profit organization supporting a health information exchange in Memphis Tennessee funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and the State of Tennessee. Members (October, 2008)Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. (4 facilities)Christ Community Health (4 primary care clinics) Methodist Healthcare (7 facilities including Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center) The Regional Medical Center (The MED) Saint Francis Hospital & St. Francis Bartlett (Tenet Healthcare) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Shelby County/Health Loop Clinics (11 primary care clinics) UT Medical Group (300+ clinicians) Memphis Managed Care/TLC (MCO) Facts (October, 2008)The system presents data obtained near real-time from participating organizations. Each organization provides what it can in formats it traditionally uses. The Exchange tags data and presents results from across participating organizations in a consistent format.Using two-factor authentication and restricting use through a number of safeguards, the Exchange makes available the following data in approved settings:
CostsOperational and administrative costs are at present under $50,000 per participating institutionThe total annual operating budget is under $3 million PrivacyPatients can opt out at the institutional level. All use and operations are governed by standing working groups and binding legal agreements based on the Markle Foundation's Connecting for Health Framework.
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