Life after the Beacon

“I think the Beacons really wanted to show proof of concepts in terms of demonstration of value,” Chavez says. “We’re trying to make an impact at a community-level. My goals have to do with adoption and utilization. I’ve got to bring up the nodes of the network.” Getting providers in the community on board will expand the scope of patient data available in the HIE, he adds.

 Like any beacon, the Beacon Communities have provided a guiding light, laying the foundation of the work that will be done over the coming months and years, Chavez says. As he wraps up the transition and grant activities in an “orderly manner,” through reporting to the federal government in these final months, a new Post-Beacon era will attempt to shine under its own lights.