NC HealthConnex and Value-based Care: Statewide Health Information Exchange as a Technology Tool for All.

N C Med J

executive director, North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, North Carolina Department of Information Technology, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Published: September 2019

A statewide health information exchange (HIE) can be a vital technology tool and play a pivotal role in driving health care innovation and better health outcomes, especially for providers participating in value-based care models. NC HealthConnex is the state-designated HIE network that gives participating providers secure and timely access to important patient data from more than 4,700 health care facilities spanning geographic locations and care settings.

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