Welcome to the Home of the West Virginia Health Information Network!
The West Virginia Health Information Network was established in 2006 by the Legislature at the request of the Governor to promote the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of a fully interoperable statewide network to facilitate public and private use of health care information in the state while ensuring the privacy and security of patient health care information.
It is a public-private partnership for the benefit of all of the citizens of West Virginia.
The network is envisioned to support and facilitate the following types of electronic transactions, activities and systems:
- Secure electronic access to the results of laboratory, X-ray, or other diagnostic examinations and medical record information transfer to medical providers with the patient's consent
- Disease management and disease surveillance and reporting
- Health alert systems and other applications related to homeland security
- Registries for vital statistics, cancer, case management, immunizations and other public health registries
- Educational offerings for health care providers including links to evidence-based medical practice and patient educational materials
- Physician order entry, prescription drug tracking, drug and allergy interaction alerts, and secure electronic consultations between providers and patients;
- Single-source insurance credentialing system for health care providers; Electronic health care claims submission and processing; and any other electronic transactions or activities as determined by the legislature.