Resources

State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program

Texas HIE Options Guidance 
(December 30, 2011, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

Local HIE Grant Program

Approved Local HIE Business and Operational (B&O) Plans

Texas HIE Strategic and Operational Plans - Approved by ONC
(Revised November 17, 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

THSA HIE Statewide Planning Process Update
(August 13, 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

General Approach to HIE Implementation
(December 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

THSA and Statewide HIE Planning Process
(April 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

Texas Health Information Exchange Application
(Project Narrative, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

Program Information Notice: ONC Requirements and Recommendations for the Statewide HIE Cooperative Agreement Program (July 2010, ONC) PDF

Funding Opportunity Announcement: State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program (September 4, 2009) DOC

Reports

The State of Health IT in Texas
(2006, Texas Health Care Policy Council) PDF

The Value of Health IT in Texas
(2006, Texas Health Care Policy Council) PDF

Roadmap for the Mobilization of Electronic Healthcare Information in Texas:
Preliminary Report of the Texas HIT Advisory Committee
(July 20, 2006, e-Health Initiative) PDF

THSA Business Operations and Financing RFI
(2008) PDF

Summary of Responses to THSA RFI
(2009) PDF

State of Health IT in Texas
(March 2009, Staff Report to the THSA) PDF

Regional Health Information Exchange Initiatives in Texas
(2009 census prepared by THSA staff) PDF

Comparative Analysis Matrix: Current Federal and State Privacy Laws
(2010 report prepared by the THSA Privacy & Security Workgroup) PDF

Primer - Medical Information Privacy Protections in Texas
(March 15, 2011, University of Houston Health Law & Policy Institute) PDF

Consent Options for HIE in Texas (June 27, 2011, University of Houston Health Law & Policy Institute) PDF

Recommendations for Texas Health Information Trust Agreements (August 24, 2011, University of Houston Health Law & Policy Institute) PDF

 

Implementing Privacy and Security Standards in Electronic Health Information Exchange (August 24, 2011, University of Houston Health Law & Policy Institute) PDF

Texas HIE Interoperability Guidance [Click Here]

Presentations

THSA Presentation to the House Committee on Public Health
HIE Statewide Planning Process
(May 11, 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

HHSC Presentation to the House Committee on Public Health
HIT in Texas
(May 11, 2010, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) PDF

THSA Presentation to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Texas Health Services Authority
(April 15, 2010, Texas Health Services Authority) PDF

HHSC Presentation to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIT and Quality Initiatives
(April 15, 2010, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) PDF

THSA Organizational Documents

Bylaws PDF

Conflict of Interest Policy PDF

THSA Strategic Direction Options (December 4, 2008) PDF

Financial Audit for the Year Ended September 30, 2010 PDF

Annual Report (2010) PDF

Annual Report (2011) PDF

Legislation

Texas House Bill 1066 PDF

Helpful Sites

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

State HIE Toolkit (AHIMA)

Defining Key HIT Terms (April 28, 2008, National Alliance for Health Information Technology Report to the ONC) PDF

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Texas Regional Extension Centers

Texas Regional Extension Centers