StateWatch: July 23, 2010

Maryland: State HIE to be Launched in September


Five hospitals in Maryland’s Montgomery County- Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Montgomery General Hospital, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Suburban Hospital and Washington Adventist Hospital- will be part of the state HIE, which is slated to begin this September. The State HIE is being developed by Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP), which has received $15 million in grant money. The remaining hospitals in the state will join the HIE by 2012. Governor O’Malley wants to make sure this ambitious goal is achieved. A roundtable discussion was held by the governor with industry leaders and experts to discuss healthcare technology and health reform. Maryland is one of the three states to have its plan approved by the ONC, and the launch of the exchange is sure to make it a leader in health IT adoption.