Funding Opportunity to Join HIE Expanded, Limited Time to Participate

December 14th, 2016 | Published Under HIE Participants by Jennifer Mensch

The Colorado Care Connections Program, a partnership between CORHIO and the Department of Healthcare Financing and Policy (HCPF) has been expanded, making funds available to a large number of organizations to participate in the health information exchange.

As of November 2016, the program is opened up to any practice or hospital with a demonstrated referral pattern with a Meaningful Use eligible hospital or practice. This expansion will dramatically increase health information exchange participation throughout Colorado.

Benefits for New CORHIO Participants

  • Milestone payment of $5,000 upon successful completion of bi-directional information within one year
  • Two years of monthly CORHIO fees waived for up to 5 providers to join the CORHIO health information exchange – fees waived for contracts signed by January 1, 2017
  • CORHIO implementation fee waived ($6,000-$10,000 value)
  • Workflow improvement and Meaningful Use requirement assistance from members of our Transformation Support Services team (up to 8 hours per quarter)

Benefits for Current CORHIO Participants

  • Milestone payment of $5,000 for outbound care summary (CCD) delivery to the HIE
  • Funding for upgraded HIE capabilities, including clinical document exchange and patient event notifications
  • Workflow improvement and Meaningful Use requirement assistance from members of our Transformation Support Services team (up to 8 hours per quarter)

Limited Time Program

Interested organizations should contact CORHIO right away to learn more about this program, as this is a limited time program. Please contact your CORHIO representative or contact us at info@corhio.org or 720-285-3200 and ask to speak to the Outreach Manager for your geographic territory.