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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

In 2001, Sonia was appointed to the West Virginia Health Care Authority (WVHCA). Under her leadership WVHIN transitioned from a state entity to a non-profit, became an affiliate of the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP), and has grown into a trusted exchange in West Virginia.

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Precision Medicine and Digital Health : Could Rwanda become Africa’s Healthcare leader?

Lloyd Price

Only 24 years after the genocide that ripped apart the country’s socio-economic fabric, it now has a fast-growing economy, with an average GDP growth of around 8% per year between 2001 and 2015. Experiment with new reimbursement models that incentivize precision diagnostic innovation and value-based healthcare ?