The District of Columbia plans to develop a local health information exchange first and later connect to a nationwide exchange. The city will award a contractor a one-year, $1.06 million contract with the possibility of renewal for three additional years. This funding is part of a federal grant worth $5.1 million that the city received.
In October the city decided to develop a simpler HIE and therefore cut funding to the D.C. Primary Care Association, which had created a more complex network through the D.C. Regional Health Information Organization.
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