Author: Alex Weintz

  • Report: Reducing Medicare Spending Through Electronic Information Exchange

    A 2016 report from researchers at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and Harvard University finds that Health Information Exchanges (like MyHealth) reduced costs for Medicare beneficiaries by an average of $139 a year from 2003-2009. Translated nationally, that could result in $8.7 billion in savings annually if HIE’s were operating in all markets. It would…

  • Oklahoma Coalition Receives $4.5M Grant to Create Accountable Health Community

    The federal government has selected Oklahoma’s Route 66 Coalition to receive a $4.5M grant to create an Accountable Health Community where social issues and needs, and not just medical needs, are addressed to improve health. Led by Oklahoma’s non-profit health information network, MyHealth Access Network, the Route 66 Coalition also includes the Oklahoma City-County and…