The Office of Health Information
Technology (OHIT) is responsible for the adoption and promotion of health
information technology (HIT) to improve health care quality, increase patient
safety, reduce health care costs, and enable individuals and communities to
make the best possible health decisions. Across the nation, HIT is emerging as
a powerful strategy to transform the health care system and improve the health
of communities.
On this website you will find
information on HIT efforts and health information exchange (HIE)
activities, data, resources, and opportunities.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) Regulation
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is in the final stages of enacting the revisions to the Nevada
Administrative Code (NAC), giving the DHHS regulatory authority over the
Health Information Exchange (HIE) systems operating in the state.
HIE Regulation Public Hearing Announcement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Nevada
Department of Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing to act upon
a proposed HIE Regulation. The hearing will be conducted on site in Carson City
and video conference in Las Vegas beginning at 10:00 AM on April 13, 2017.
Please see the agenda for details.
Proposed HIE Regulation Documents
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will hold a public workshop to consider amendments to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 439. The workshop will be conducted on site in Carson City and video conference in Las Vegas beginning at 10:00 AM on June 9, 2016. Please see the agenda for details.