FHIN Public Comment - Sage Software FINAL 121406

Sage Software Healthcare Division 2202 N. West Shore Blvd. Suite 300 Tampa, FL 33607-5749 Telephone: 8779326301 December 14, 2006 Lisa Rawlins, Bureau Chief Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #16 Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403 Re: Response of Sage Software Healthcare Division to the Agency for Health Care Administration’s Request for Public Comment on the Financing, Development and Operation of the Florida Health Information Network Dear Ms. Rawlins, Sage Software Healthcare Division (Sage Health) commends the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for its leadership in welcoming the input of healthcare industry stakeholders in the development of the Florida Health Information Network (FHIN). Sage Health welcomes the opportunity to respond to the questions posed in AHCA’s November 22, 2006 Request for Public Comment. Sage Health (formerly Emdeon Practice Services) is the nation’s leading provider of physician practice management and electronic health record (EHR) systems, supporting more that 185,000 practitioners at 30,000 practice sites nationally and approximately 20% of Florida’s clinicians. Due to the nature and scope of its operations, Sage Health is committed to the development of interoperable health information technology (HIT) solutions and to working with AHCA and the Governor’s Health Information Infrastructure ...