AeHN

The Alaska eHealth Network (AeHN) is a 501(c)(3) Alaska non-profit corporation, organized and managed by Alaskans. As a network of public and private organizations and businesses involved in healthcare, AeHN has been actively working on adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and specifically on health information exchange (HIE) activities sin... ce 2005. Over the course of the last ten years, AeHN's predecessor organization, the Alaska Telehealth Advisory Council (ATAC, 1996-2005), and subsequently, AeHN and AeHN staff (2005-2010) have been actively engaged in the development of standardized HIE policies, procedures, participant agreements, provider agreements, data use agreements, and continued refinement of the business, technical and communications plan for HIE in Alaska. In addition, providers from across Alaska have been regularly engaged in ongoing forums, discussions and planning sessions for HIE through AeHN and AeHN's predecessor organization. Why is health information exchange important to Alaska?Read More