The Direct Project allows providers to bypass state and regional HIEs entirely, with secure e-mail replacing the exchange of faxes between provider's offices. As the operator of Rhode Island's centralized health information exchange, Gary Christensen could have seen it as a threat. Instead, he became its biggest champion.
R.I.'s Direct approach to health information exchange
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