FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Lisa Huddleston, Manager of Communications
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September 4, 2008
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Designates Health Improvement Collaborative and HealthBridge as Chartered Value Exchange
On Wednesday, September 3 the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati and its subsidiary, Cincinnati's HealthBridge electronic health information exchange, as one of 11 community collaborations throughout the nation recently designated as a Chartered Value Exchange (CVE).
These 11 join 14 other collaborations of health care providers, employers, insurers and consumers working jointly to improve care and make quality and price information widely available.
(Click here to view the press release from HHS).