Mendocino HRE

Overview
Mendocino Health Records Exchange (HRE) was a proof of concept software demonstration project built with open source software. The demonstration software was based on the Technical Roadmap and the Common Framework published by Connecting for Health. The three phases of the project were:

1. Mendocino SHARE Project [ 2003 - 2005 ]

2. Connecting for Health Record Locator Service [ 2005 - 2006 ]

3. Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype Architecture [ 2005 - 2007 ]

The Mendocino HRE tasks for the NHIN Prototype Architecture project were completed in January 2007.

Mendocino SHARE 2003 - 2005
Formed in 2003 by local hospitals, safety net clinics and Public Health, the Mendocino SHARE Project developed OpenHRE, an open source software toolkit. A community Master Patient Index (MPI) was built, which demonstrated the secure sharing of electronic health records among participating sites. In 2005 the project partners halted further development of the Health Records Exchange.

Mendocino SHARE was funded by a grant from HRSA (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Clinical Messaging Service 2004 - present
In November 2004, Carl Henning, M.D., and Will Ross presented a proposal to form a local clinical messaging service to the Medical Staff Meeting at Ukiah Valley Medical Center. Initially proposed under the "Mendocino HRE" banner, six months later Redwood MedNet was formed as a new local nonprofit organization. Redwood MedNet now operates a clinical messaging service.

Redwood MedNet was initially funded by a grant from the Foundation for Medical Care of Lake and Menocino Counties

Connecting for Health RLS Demonstration 2005 - 2006
Mendocino HRE was one of three sites to demonstrate the Record Locator Service (RLS) prototype for Connecting for Health. The other two sites were Indiana HIE and Massachusetts SHARE.

JUNE 2005 - Connecting for Health announced nationwide RLS demonstration project
DECEMBER 2005 - Interim Report on RLS prototype presented to Northern California chapter of HIMSS
FEBRUARY 2006 - Connecting for Health announced successful nationwide demonstration of RLS
APRIL 2006 - Connecting for Health released the Common Framework, a set of technical and policy resources for private and secure health information sharing
MAY 2006 - Mendocino Informatics released A Connecting for Health RLS Prototype in Mendocino County, California, a summary of the RLS project in Mendocino, and an introduction to the OpenHRE software tool kit

The RLS Demonstration was funded by a grant from the Markle Foundation and the Tides Center

Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype 2005 - 2007
Mendocino HRE was one of twelve local health markets in contracts awarded in November 2005 by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to demonstrate a prototype Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). Mendocino HRE was on the Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype team, along with Massachusetts SHARE and Indiana HIE. The federal contractor for the Connecting for Health prototype was CSC. Each of the twelve local health markets participated on a prototype team coordinated by a federal contractor.

Accenture
1 Eastern Kentucky RHC
2 CareSpark (Tennessee & Virginia)
3 West Virginia eHI

CSC / Connecting for Health
4 Massachusetts SHARE
5 Indiana HIE
6 Mendocino HRE (California)

IBM
7 Taconic HIN (New York)
8 North Carolina HICA (Research Triangle)
9 North Carolina HICA (Rockingham)

Northrop Grumman
10 Santa Cruz RHIO (California)
11 Quality Health Network (Grand Junction, Colorado)
12 University Hospitals Health System (Cleveland)

The four federal contractors demonstrated their final prototypes at the Third NHIN Forum, held on January 25-26, 2007 in Washington, DC.

In May 2007 a Summary Report of the NHIN Prototype Architecture Contracts was released. The report details the common elements of the prototype architectures that will the focus of the next phase of the NHIN, known as the NHIN Trial Implementations.

The NHIN Prototype Architecture project was funded by a contract with the Office of the National Coordinator (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

NHIN Trial Implementations
In October 2007 the Office of the National Coordinator awarded nine contracts for the NHIN Trial Implementations. Mendocino did not submit a proposal to participate, but our friends at Long Beach Network for Health (LBNH) were selected as one of the nine Trial Implementation sites. The LBNH technology plan was presented at the HIE Forum hosted by Redwood MedNet in Ukiah in July 2007.

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	History of Mendocino Health Records Exchange Overview Mendocino SHARE Project Clinical Messaging Service Connecting for Health RLS Demonstration Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype NHIN Trial Implemetations Overview Mendocino Health Records Exchange (HRE) was a proof of concept software demonstration project built with open source software. The demonstration software was based on the Technical Roadmap and the Common Framework published by Connecting for Health. The three phases of the project were: 1. Mendocino SHARE Project [ 2003 - 2005 ] 2. Connecting for Health Record Locator Service [ 2005 - 2006 ] 3. Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype Architecture [ 2005 - 2007 ] The Mendocino HRE tasks for the NHIN Prototype Architecture project were completed in January 2007. top Mendocino SHARE 2003 - 2005 Formed in 2003 by local hospitals, safety net clinics and Public Health, the Mendocino SHARE Project developed OpenHRE, an open source software toolkit. A community Master Patient Index (MPI) was built, which demonstrated the secure sharing of electronic health records among participating sites. In 2005 the project partners halted further development of the Health Records Exchange. Mendocino SHARE was funded by a grant from HRSA (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) top Clinical Messaging Service 2004 - present In November 2004, Carl Henning, M.D., and Will Ross presented a proposal to form a local clinical messaging service to the Medical Staff Meeting at Ukiah Valley Medical Center. Initially proposed under the "Mendocino HRE" banner, six months later Redwood MedNet was formed as a new local nonprofit organization. Redwood MedNet now operates a clinical messaging service. Redwood MedNet was initially funded by a grant from the Foundation for Medical Care of Lake and Menocino Counties top Connecting for Health RLS Demonstration 2005 - 2006 Mendocino HRE was one of three sites to demonstrate the Record Locator Service (RLS) prototype for Connecting for Health. The other two sites were Indiana HIE and Massachusetts SHARE. JUNE 2005 - Connecting for Health announced nationwide RLS demonstration project DECEMBER 2005 - Interim Report on RLS prototype presented to Northern California chapter of HIMSS FEBRUARY 2006 - Connecting for Health announced successful nationwide demonstration of RLS APRIL 2006 - Connecting for Health released the Common Framework, a set of technical and policy resources for private and secure health information sharing MAY 2006 - Mendocino Informatics released A Connecting for Health RLS Prototype in Mendocino County, California, a summary of the RLS project in Mendocino, and an introduction to the OpenHRE software tool kit The RLS Demonstration was funded by a grant from the Markle Foundation and the Tides Center top Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype 2005 - 2007 Mendocino HRE was one of twelve local health markets in contracts awarded in November 2005 by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to demonstrate a prototype Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). Mendocino HRE was on the Connecting for Health NHIN Prototype team, along with Massachusetts SHARE and Indiana HIE. The federal contractor for the Connecting for Health prototype was CSC. Each of the twelve local health markets participated on a prototype team coordinated by a federal contractor. Accenture 1 Eastern Kentucky RHC 2 CareSpark (Tennessee & Virginia) 3 West Virginia eHI CSC / Connecting for Health 4 Massachusetts SHARE 5 Indiana HIE 6 Mendocino HRE (California) IBM 7 Taconic HIN (New York) 8 North Carolina HICA (Research Triangle) 9 North Carolina HICA (Rockingham) Northrop Grumman 10 Santa Cruz RHIO (California) 11 Quality Health Network (Grand Junction, Colorado) 12 University Hospitals Health System (Cleveland) The four federal contractors demonstrated their final prototypes at the Third NHIN Forum, held on January 25-26, 2007 in Washington, DC. In May 2007 a Summary Report of the NHIN Prototype Architecture Contracts was released. The report details the common elements of the prototype architectures that will the focus of the next phase of the NHIN, known as the NHIN Trial Implementations. The NHIN Prototype Architecture project was funded by a contract with the Office of the National Coordinator (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) top NHIN Trial Implementations In October 2007 the Office of the National Coordinator awarded nine contracts for the NHIN Trial Implementations. Mendocino did not submit a proposal to participate, but our friends at Long Beach Network for Health (LBNH) were selected as one of the nine Trial Implementation sites. The LBNH technology plan was presented at the HIE Forum hosted by Redwood MedNet in Ukiah in July 2007. top

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History of Mendocino Health Records Exchange