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NRHI, SHIEC Partner to Support HIEs, Interoperability Infrastructure

NRHI and SHIEC have teamed up to form an organization that aims to support local HIES and strengthen the national interoperability infrastructure.

NRHI, SHIEC Partner to Support HIEs, Interoperability Infrastructure

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By Hannah Nelson

- The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) and the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) have partnered to form Civitas Networks for Health, a new organization that aims to support local health information exchanges (HIEs) and collaboratives to strengthen the national interoperability infrastructure.

The partnership comes after a one-year due diligence process that will end on October 1, 2021 with the official organization launch. 

NRHI represents regional health improvement collaboratives (RHICs) and state-affiliated partner organizations. RHICs are neutral, nonprofit organizations governed by multi-stakeholder boards of consumers, providers, payers, and purchasers of healthcare. These organizations help local stakeholders implement healthcare strategies that aim to improve the health and healthcare of their communities.