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P Courtway

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CHIME-Net, the Connecticut Health Information Network: a pilot study.

CHIME-Net is a state-wide community health information network project which uses a frame-relay approach to interfacility and internet connectivity. This is a collaborative effort among competitive institutions, which embraces technologies new to the health care industry. The experiences of implementation of the CHIME-Net pilot project are presented as a first milestone for the state-wide effort.

Community Networks↗

A frame-relay approach for a state-wide health information network.

An approach for a frame-relay implementation is described which is intended to establish connectivity between the health care providers in the state of Connecticut with a gateway to the internet. While other health care networking efforts have based the interconnectivity efforts on direct connections to the internet for each institution, our design takes a more cost effective approach by establishing a private health care network with a single entry point to the internet. This will not only provide the advantages of internet connections to all participating providers, but it will also isolate intrastate patient care traffic from the internet, reserving internet traffic for those information needs not available within the statewide network. In addition to the network solution, an extensive user support infrastructure is also presented.

Computer Communication Networks↗