title: A review of CHIN initiatives: what works and why.
abstract: A Community Health Information Network (CHIN) can generate revenue through multiple avenues and maximize efficiency for participants, including multiple payers, physicians, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, and ancillary providers. This article reviews representative CHIN initiatives over the past decade and identifies key success factors, such as provider adoption and participation in planning, multiple-payer participation, providing key transactions, and incremental implementation.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noss
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zall
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006285:Health Planning; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States