Insurance commissioner attends e-Health event

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, Lawrence, participated in a quarterly conference of the State Alliance for e-Health, a national organization concerned with electronic exchange of health information.

The conference, conducted Aug. 15 in Burlington, Vt., and sponsored by the National Governors Association, covered an overview of health information exchange, privacy issues, licensing of related businesses, recommendations from various task forces and sessions on electronic prescription services.

Praeger is president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.