Redwood MedNet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

9-JUL-2010	Redwood MedNet hosts 203 attendees at the fourth annual HIE conference on Friday July 9, 2010 in Santa Rosa, California. [ Conference Webpage ]
23-FEB-2010	Redwood MedNet uses an NHIN-enabled CONNECT gateway to exchange patient data with Thayer County Health Services in Nebraska. [ Marketwire ] [ Press Release ]
4-NOV-2009	Redwood MedNet presents a guest lecture to the UC Davis Health Informatics graudate program: "Facilitating Network Agility of Health Data" [ Presentation ]
10-JUL-2009	Redwood MedNet hosts 175 attendees at the third annual HIE Conference on Friday July 10, 2009 in Healdsburg, California [ Conference Webpage ]
4-JUN-2009	Redwood MedNet describes the intersection of HIE and Public Health at the monthly Board Meeting of CCLHO in Sacramento [ Presentation ]
2-JUN-2009	Redwood MedNet comments on health IT deployments in small and rural settings at the National eHealth Collaborative in Washington, DC [ Invited Comments ]
4-APR-2009	Redwood MedNet presents at the HIMSS HIE Symposium in Chicago, IL [ Presentation ]
27-FEB-2009	Redwood MedNet presents at the monthly meeting of the HIMSS Ambulatory Community Healthcare Organization Task Force [ Presentation ]
21-NOV-2008	Redwood MedNet joins Alliance Medical Center and WebReach, Inc. in the release of "Using Mirth to Transform HL7 v2.x into ELINCS (HL7-R1)" [ Mirth ELINCS Specification ] [ Press Release ]
21-NOV-2008	Redwood MedNet demonstrates the electronic clinical results delivery service at Alliance Medical Center in Healdsburg at 12:00 NOON (PACIFIC) [ Agenda ] [ Presentation ]
28-OCT-2008	Redwood MedNet participates in a panel discussion on patient permissions at the California Privacy and Security Advisory Board Symposium in Sacramento [ Presentation ]

WHAT IS A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE? [ JULY 2008 ]
A health information exchange (HIE) is a secure data service that utilizes national standards to enable the electronic transfer of clinical information among health care facilities.

In Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties, a 7,000 square mile region in rural Northern California, the Redwood MedNet HIE enables the bidirectional exchange of electronic clinical data among small rural hospitals and local health care providers.

GOALS OF REDWOOD MEDNET [ AUGUST 2005 ]
To enhance the quality of health care for all residents of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties

To facilitate the individual and collective practice of medicine

To encourage adoption of Electronic Health Records

To interconnect all participants in the local health care community

To collaborate with regional, State and Federal health information technology initiatives

Redwood MedNet was incorporated in August 2005 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Redwood MedNet launched its clinical results delivery service in Healdsburg, California in April 2008.

Redwood MedNet Health Information Exchange (HIE) was established by health care providers, community clinics and Public Health in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties. Redwood MedNet offers proven and affordable HIE solutions to large and small health care facilities throughout Northern California.