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NOTE: For the purposes of this guide, the term health information exchange (HIE) will be used to refer to the underlying technology and associated infrastructure that supports the exchange of information, and the resulting action of exchanging of health information; health information organization (HIO) is used for the organization that manages the exchange of health information.
Introduction
The exchange of health information will be of significant concern to healthcare providers seeking to qualify for meaningful use payments and to participate in the evolving healthcare environment, which will place a premium on coordination of care through the seamless sharing of healthcare information.
How health information exchange (HIE) is achieved over the next few years is expected to change. This guide is intended to be a starting point for identifying key issues for healthcare executives that are developing a ground-level understanding of how to accomplish health information exchange. As HIE evolves in the coming months, this guide will be further refined to provide ongoing guidance on HIE decisions. In addition, as industry experience with HIE continues to grow, we’ll look for and share real-world examples of how healthcare organizations are optimizing the use of HIE to achieve concrete results that could benefit other provider organizations.
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