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J Med Syst
December 2013
Center for Healthcare Informatics & Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA,
Health information exchange (HIE) is a promising approach to improving the cost and quality of healthcare. We sought to identify the strengths and weaknesses of organizational models to achieve exchange, and what can be done to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of exchange efforts. We interviewed state and national health informatics policy experts (n = 17).
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February 2013
Deloitte Consulting, LLP, Arlington, VA, USA.
ONC-approved state plans for HIE were reviewed for descriptions and depictions of statewide HIE technical architecture. Review was complicated by non-standard organizational elements and technical terminology across state plans. Findings were mapped to industry standard, referenced, and defined HIE architecture descriptions and characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Healthc Inf Manag
February 2010
John Muir Health.
The core philosophy of health information exchanges is to bring together industry stakeholders to facilitate the movement of actionable healthcare information within or across organizations. One workable model for automating the HIE is the virtual health exchange. It allows an organization to satisfy its electronic data exchange needs, while positioning it for HIO/RHIO and Nationwide Health Information Network inclusion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Aff (Millwood)
November 2007
California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, CA, USA.
Despite its closure in December 2006, the Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange helped focus national attention on the value of health information exchange (HIE). This in turn led to the federal government's plan to establish regional health information organizations (RHIOs). During its existence, the project pioneered innovative approaches, including certification of health information technology vendors, a community-wide governance model, and deployment of a peer-to-peer technical model now in wider use.
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