Accenture, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Oracle and Sun are among a wide range of technology and consulting companies tapped recently to design a US$18.6 million Nationwide Health Information Network for the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. The NHIN is HHS’s plan for an Internet-based network that links disparate healthcare organizations, such as local clinics, city hospitals, universities and government health agencies to share and have secure access to clinical data. “This effort will help design an information network that will transform our healthcare system resulting in higher quality, lower costs, less hassle and better care for American consumers,” HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said in a statement. The NHIN will be designed and rolled out through four consortia, each consisting of several IT, consulting, security and healthcare companies and organizations. Accenture, Computer Science Corporation (CSC), IBM and Northrop Grumman. Each consortia are responsible for NHIN coverage in specific areas of the country. Each consortia will put together a protytype IP-based network prototype during the coming year. These networks will include patient identification and information services combined with user authentication and security features. When the prototypes are finished, the results will be given to the American Health Information Community, an advisory committee to the HHS and focused on digitizing and network-enabling healthcare records. The four NHIN consortia are broken down as follows: Accenture will lead: – Apelon – Cisco – CGI-AMS – Creative Computing Solutions – eTech Security Pro – Intellithought – Lucent Glow – Oakland Consulting Group – Oracle – Quovadx Markets served include: Eastern Kentucky Regional Health Community (Kentucky), CareSpark (Tennessee), and West Virginia eHealth Initiative (West Virginia). CSC will lead: – Browsersoft – Business Networks International – Center for Information Technology Leadership – Connecting for Health – DB Consulting Group – eHealth Initiative – Electronic Health Record Vendors Association – Microsoft – Regenstrief Institute – SiloSmashers – Sun Markets served include: Indiana Health Information Exchange (Indiana), MA-SHARE (Massachusetts), and Mendocino HRE (California). IBM will lead: – Argosy – Business Innovation – Cisco – HMS Technologies – IDL Solutions – Ingenium – VICCS Markets served include: Taconic Health Information Network and Community (New York), North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (Research Triangle North Carolina), and North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (Rockingham County North Carolina). Northrop Grumman will lead: – Air Commander – Axolotl – Client/Server Software Solutions – First Consulting Group – SphereCom Enterprises – WebMD Markets served include: Santa Cruz RHIO (Santa Cruz, Calif.), and HealthBridge (Cincinnati, Ohio), University Hospitals Health System (Cleveland). By Phil Hochmuth – Network World (US online) Related content brandpost Sponsored by FPT Software Time for New Partnership Paradigms to Be Future-fit By Veronica Lew Dec 06, 2023 5 mins Vendors and Providers brandpost Sponsored by BMC Why CIOs should prioritize AIOps in 2024 AIOps empowers IT to manage services by incorporating AI/ML into operations. By Jeff Miller Dec 06, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership opinion Generative AI in enterprises: LLM orchestration holds the key to success In the dynamic landscape of AI, LLMs represent a pivotal breakthrough. Unlike traditional AI, which demands frequent data updates, LLMs possess the ability to learn and adapt in real-time. This mirrors human learning and positions LLMs as essential f By Shail Khiyara Dec 06, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks How gen AI is joining the holiday shopping season One year after the launch of ChatGPT, the retail industry is embracing generative AI to deliver a variety of benefits By Elliot Markowitz Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Generative AI Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe