Region/Service Area:
Based in Leon County, Tallahassee, with coverage in Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Calhoun, Madison, Taylor,Suwanee and Jefferson counties.

Mission:
Big Bend RHIO is a tax exempt not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the safety, outcomes, privacy and efficiency of healthcare.

Participants:
Links Tallahassee hospitals with physicians and regional providers. Tallahassee metro area has 350,000 residents and there are an estimated 770,000 residents including rural areas.

Services:
Big Bend RHIO deployed BigBendHealth.com an innovative health resource that combines economic benefits, workforce connectivity, quality medical care, and breakthrough records management. Provide automation services including: data sharing, referral management, provider messaging/notification, patient demographic download, document upload, and interfacing.

Status:
Active. BigBendHealth provides access to millions of records for 300,000 patients in HIE system that processes 400,000 messages a month.