Behind every KHIE service and interaction is a team of dedicated staff who support providers and organizations, educate participants on the use and benefits of our tools and applications, and ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new organizations. We hope this feature helps you feel more familiar with our team and better connected to the people that are or will be supporting you in your KHIE journey!

The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) is a division of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) as part of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).

KHIE Leadership Team

Rachael Roehrig Deputy Inspector General Rachael is leading the transformation of Kentucky's health information exchange by advancing a connected, interoperable healthcare ecosystem that empowers providers, strengthens public health, and improves the lives of Kentuckians. Through strategic leadership, innovation, and collaboration, she is driving the future of health information sharing across the Commonwealth.

Charlese Blair Division Director Charlese aligns KHIE's data exchange strategies and long-term goals to drive safe, coordinated care. She is dedicated to the secure, compliant exchange of clinical information, ensuring healthcare providers' access to patient information at the point of care.

Sabrina Lee Senior Project Manager Sabrina oversees project status, schedules, risks, and issues. She provides KHIE support services and administers the KHIE SharePoint site to ensure our users and the project team have the resources needed.

Brandi Genoe Senior Project Manager Brandi oversees KHIE's Outreach Program, Direct Secure Messaging Program and provides Promoting Interoperability support for federal Public Health and HIE measures.

Sri Goriparthi Onboarding Project Manager Sri supports KHIE by providing comprehensive oversight across all facets of General Onboarding, ensuring timely and successful project completion. Drives a high standard of customer experience aligned with KHIE's best policies and practices.

Scott Spearman Technical Lead Scott oversees the technical development and operations of the KHIE platform, and ensures the system is aligned with KHIE's clinical goals.

Ann O'Hara KHIE/Medicaid Program Manager Ann guides project development and program operation for all Medicaid initiatives related to KHIE, including both Managed Care Organization (MCO) and Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicaid networks.

Ed Ballestero KYIR Project Manager Ed manages the KYIR Onboarding Analysts and provides support to the Immunization Registry by overseeing contracts, MOUs, invoicing, and operational support for KYIR. He also supervises the immunization onboarding queue through KHIE.

Duane Odegard Information Systems Manager Duane provides oversight and leadership of the KHIE staff to ensure KHIE business goals, initiatives, and projects are met as well as providing IT governance to maintain technology standards that apply.

Danielle Humes Information Systems Supervisor Danielle supports KHIE by providing oversight and leadership of the KHIE staff to ensure KHIE goals, initiatives, and projects are thoroughly completed.

Outreach, Training, Technical & Support Teams

Outreach and Training Team Brandi Genoe (Senior Project Manager) Outreach Coordinators Tiffany Bryant – Lead Outreach Coordinator Amy Johnson – Region 1 (Dark Blue) Outreach Coordinator Julie Stephens – Region 2 (Yellow) Outreach Coordinator Training Specialist Angeline Davis

Technical Team Scott Spearman (Technical Lead) Kathyjo Turner Internal Systems Team John Jaeger Valerie Saurer

Outreach Coordinators engage participants to build a tailored connectivity roadmap. Afterward, they connect participants with Training Specialists to master the necessary tools, and with Onboarding Analysts to establish the required technical infrastructure.

Onboarding Analyst (OA) Team

The Onboarding Analysts are responsible for assisting a participant with establishing various technical connections to KHIE to ensure patient clinical data from the participant is available for sharing in the health information exchange.

Becoming a KHIE participant is a collaborative process designed to ensure a secure, efficient, and successful connection. From initial planning and technical validation to testing and go-live, each phase helps prepare your organization for seamless health information exchange. The overview below provides a high-level look at the key steps involved in onboarding with KHIE.

Our next webinar Get to Know KHIE: Meet the Team and See Our Tools in Action will be held on August 12, at 12:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. CT.

In this session, we will focus on providing attendees a deeper look into KHIE. Meet our team, learn more about our processes and current enhancement initiatives, and get a live look at one of our most critical clinical applications in action.

Our Clinical Information application is accessed easily from the Patient Search or application tile in the KHIE Portal and provides a single place to view a selected patient's longitudinal clinical records.

The Clinical Information application brings together a patient's key health data into one place, removing the need to log into multiple applications or search through data silos. Here you'll find a summary of a patient's problems, diagnoses, allergies, medications, immunizations, lab results, imaging, and recent encounters.

As part of our commitment to transparency and continuous improvement, the KHIE team is actively advancing several initiatives designed to strengthen the exchange and enhance the participant experience. These include:

• Patient Matching Enhancements – Continuing refinements to improve patient identity matching and data accuracy across participating organizations.
• Historical Data Migration (Phase 1) – The first phase began on 7/16 to integrate historical clinical data into the new KHIE environment, expanding access to longitudinal patient information. Please refer to the first newsletter edition for detailed information on this project and timelines.
• Participant Onboarding Improvements – Streamlining onboarding processes and documentation to provide a more consistent and predictable experience for new participants. We are finishing these improvements to begin onboarding those in the current queue very soon!
• Interoperability Enhancements – Advancing interface improvements and data exchange capabilities to better support providers, public health, and partners across the Commonwealth.

July is UV Safety Awareness Month, a timely reminder of the impact that sun exposure can have on skin and overall health. Consistent use of sun protection, such as using a broad-spectrum sunscreen, seeking shade during peak temperature hours, and wearing protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses, is essential to reducing the risks of prolonged UV exposure. For many patients, maintaining regular check-ups with a dermatologist is the first line in identifying potential concerns.

Dermatology data in the KHIE Portal helps build a more complete picture of a patient's health and supports coordinated, preventive care. When dermatologists contribute clinical data—such as encounter information, pathology and laboratory results, diagnoses, clinical findings, and follow-up recommendations—it helps close critical information gaps for other treating providers. This shared information supports safer medication management, improves care team coordination, promotes earlier intervention, and helps reduce the risk of patients being lost to follow-up.

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