Chilmark Research: The Great Land Grab of 2010 or the Play for State HIEs
Matt Guldin of Chilmark Research, posted a great review of the status of HIE applicants to the ONC’s State HIE Cooperation Agreements on February 25, 2010. Guldin is leading  HIE research for soon-to-be released Chilmark HIE report. Guldin reported that 16 states were not yet rewarded funds:  Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas. See earlier post on e-Healthcare Marketing for those states that did receive funds.

According to Chilmark, most states awarded funds fell into a category of states with existing strategic andor operational plans that are not consistent with ONC criteria, a smaller number of states had no existing strategic plan and four states had existing strategic and/or operational plans that are consistent with ONC criteria. Additional awards are expected by April according to several reports.

Chilmark post goes onto to discuss impact on HIE vendors, confusion regarding HIE solutions, and concludes that there is a lack of clear vendor leadership in HIE market.