Health information exchange

The health information exchanges are very significant in the modern healthcare systems. The health information exchanges (HIE) allow the movement of clinical information in disparate information systems in the different locations. The HIE also ensures that the information that is transmitted is still relevant in meaning. HIE is very critical in ensuring that there is faster access to health information, and quality services are also provided to the patients. It is evident that the HIE holds the future of efficiency in healthcare systems. The HIE allows the doctors to access the patient health information, and this enables quality decision-making. For example, through the help of the HIE, the doctor can easily avoid making a prescription that is allergic to the patient. The implementation of HIE in a state is not an easy process. It is a process that takes a multidisciplinary approach where different players come together for a common course. The paper lays an explicit focus on the efforts that are being made to implement the HIE in Pennsylvania state. HIE implementation in PA From 2009, the state of…

There are many ways to exchange patient information, direct exchange, query exchange, consumer-mediated exchange, and health Information Exchange. HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE is a system that can be used to share patient information electronically across different hospitals and organizations. The people that use this system include, but are not limited to, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers and patients. The health department where I live uses this. Anytime that I have…

Over the last few years, health care industry has gone through major changes related to health care& health related data. From implementation of an electronic health record system (EHR) to transition to ICD-10, health care industry is constantly advancing and implementing new strategies to provide quality patient care. Prior to the implementation of an electronic health record system, patient data was entirely paper-based, stored in files and folders which was not only time consuming but also…

The benefits of Health Information Exchange are a huge step into the twenty-first century and it can only get better in the future. As we all know with every benefit comes a risk. That’s why most places conduct a cost benefit analysis before making a decision such as this. In this case, the benefits outweighed the risks. The risks you take with Health Information Exchange is Identity theft, errors and hackers. ("Risks and Benefits of Health Information Exchange (HIE)") Although, health…

There are many benefits to Health Information Exchange. Information is available in in an emergency. For instance, if you are in an accident and are unable to explain your health history to a health care provider, they can find the information about your medications, health issues, and tests and make informed decisions about your emergency care faster using, Query-based exchange. It allows you to be protected in disasters. ("Risks and Benefits of Health Information Exchange (HIE)") For example,…

Health information exchange (HIE) is the technique which allows healthcare providers including doctors, nurse, pharmacy and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient's vital medical information by improving the speed, quality, safety and healthcare cost of the patient (HealthIT, 2014). There are various HIE models that are used throughout the country which are categorized based on how patient information are stored on them and their capacity to securely access on them by…

Abstract Health-information exchange, that is, enabling the interoperability of automated health data, can facilitate important improvements in healthcare quality and efficiency. A vision of interoperability and its benefits was articulated more than a decade ago. Since then, important advances toward the goal have been made. The advent of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the meaningful use program is already having a significant impact on the direction…

What is Health Information Exchange? Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) embrace the potential to assimilate patient data residing across dissimilar information systems in numerous hospitals to recover care coordination, patient engagement, and provisioning of real-time information to physicians. Electronic health information exchange (HIE) permits doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other healthcare providers and patients to properly access and securely share a patient’s vital medical information…

Health Information exchange (HIE) allow providers which includes doctors, nurses, pharmacist and patients to have access to patient healthcare information. The health information exchange is a secure and safe electronic data, as well as helps facilitate coordinated patient care, reduce duplicative treatments and avoid costly mistakes. Working in the healthcare industry, I do see the benefit of government mandate that all electronic based healthcare system exchange information. It allows…

Abstract Health Information Exchange is tremendously important in the healthcare field. It enables the opportunity for medical staff to be able to share between providers within Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policy. Thus making hospitals become more efficient and effective with proving quality of care, but it widespread and be able to interoperate depends on patients allowing healthcare providers to be share their health records throughout the world. We must show…