Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Capturing vital medical information in an electronic format (EMR/EHR) is only part of the solution. In fact, a number of providers and provider groups already have basic EMR systems in place on a localized basis. What we don't have yet is one ratified set of technical standards that allows this information to be shared across different platforms or between different clinicians who don't practice together in one location. HIE is the exciting area where common ground is being identified by providers, payors, and leading IT companies.
What Does It Mean?
Health Information Exchange (HIE): The electronic movement of health-related data and information among organizations according to agreed standards, protocols and other criteria.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR): An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that is created, gathered, managed and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff from a single organization who are involved in the individual's health and care.
Electronic Health Record (EHR): An aggregate electronic record of health-related information on an individual that is created and gathered cumulatively across more than one health care organization and is managed and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff involved in the individual's health and care.
Resources
Capturing vital medical information in an electronic format (EMR/EHR) is only part of the solution.
HIE in Arizona
Health Information Exchange (HIE), as described in the Arizona Health-e Connection Roadmap, is both
