Texas Health Services Authority Receives Supplemental Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Expand Immunization Data Sharing 03/09/2021 | 03:15pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), HASA (a health information exchange in Texas covering multiple regions), and Audacious Inquiry announced today new funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) focused on increasing data sharing between jurisdictional Immunization Information Systems (IISs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). ONC's Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE) Program will support innovative health information exchange services that benefit public health agencies and improve the health information exchange services available to support communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.