An Exponential Increase in Regional Health Information Exchange With Collaborative Policies and Technologies.
In the United States, the ability to securely exchange health information between organization has been limited by technical interoperability, patient identity matching, and variable institutional policies. Here, we examine the regional experience in a national health information exchange network by examining clinical data sharing between eleven Northern California organizations using the same health information exchange (HIE) platform between 2013-2014. We identify key policies and technologies that have led to a dramatic increase in health information exchange.
Stanford Children's Health.
N Lance
NL
Downing
Sutter Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Steven
S
Lane
Stanford Health Care.
Mathew
M
Eisenberg
Stanford Health Care.
Christopher
C
Sharp
Stanford Children's Health.
Jonathan
J
Palma
Stanford Children's Health.
Christopher
C
Longhurst
D002140:California; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D066275:Health Information Exchange / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*