Patient Matching in Health Information Exchanges
Nationwide initiatives designed to improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of the delivery of healthcare are driving the adoption of interoperable health information exchange (HIE).
Tag Archives: HIE
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Health Information Exchange between Jails and Their Communities: A Bridge That Is Needed under Healthcare Reform
Jails have often been compared to islands because they are thought to be cut off from the community both physically and perceptually. Few people understand that besides being places of confinement, jails function as health care providers. The separation of jails from community results in disjointed health care services and treatment for individuals cycling in and out of jail. Healthcare providers in the community have little knowledge of the care their patients have received in jail; the same can be said of jail health providers about care provided in the community.
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Guidance for Assessing Critical Success Factors Influencing Adoption of Health Information Exchange Solutions
The primary objective of a health information exchange (HIE) system is to share healthcare information among a variety of healthcare providers using contemporary networking technology.
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The Importance of Creating a Healthcare Provider Reference Database for Rural and Underserved Populations
With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as well as the definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records as part of the ARRA, a significant amount of federal funds and attention has been given to the implementation of a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
