VT: How Vermont is executing on its statewide HIE strategy

Government Health IT: Back in 2008, the Vermont state legislature assessed a fee on commercial payers based on reimbursement claims paid on behalf of residents in order to create the Vermont Health IT Fund. With a vision toward improving patient care, the state then awarded grants to be used exclusively for health information technology (HIT) and health information exchange (HIE). The assessment sunsets in 2015, but the state – through those grants – has seen tremendous gains in electronic health record (EHR) adoption and connectivity.

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