title: Direct results. An HIE tests simple information exchange using the direct project.
abstract: Some HIEs were surprised when the federal government announced a project to enable direct provider-to-provider information exchange. But CareSpark, an HIE piloting the lightweight exchange method, is seeing the benefits for users and a logical integration into the services it offers.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torzewski
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D035082:Federal Government; D006282:Health Personnel; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States