Recent NJ Hospital CIO makes case for additional funding of Statewide HIEs
In Modern Healthcare’s print edition and posted online August 13, 2009, Wendy Frieling, MD, MMM, until recently CIO and vp/information technology of Newton (N.J.) Memorial Hospital and currently regional account executive of PHNS, makes the case for additional funding for statewide Healthcare Information Exchanges. To provide “meaningful use” to the multiple sources of patient information, Frieling writes “The logical solution is the creation of statewide health information exchange networks and the guarantee of their financial sustainability,” recommending that the HIT Policy Committee give this high priority.