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Regional and Community Health Information Exchange in the United States
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Author(s): Adi V. Gundlapalli (University of Utah School of Medicine, USA), Jonathan H. Reid (University of Utah School of Medicine, USA), Jan Root (Utah Health Information Network, USA)and Wu Xu (Utah Department of Health, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 21
Source title:
Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems: Technologies, Tools and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anupam Shukla (ABV – Indian Institute of Information, India)and Ritu Tiwari (ABV – Indian Institute of Information, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-004-3.ch011
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Abstract
A fundamental premise of continuity in patient care and safety suggests timely sharing of health information among different providers at the point of care and after the visit. In most healthcare systems, this is achieved through exchange of written medical information, phone calls and conversations. In an ideal world, this exchange of health information between disparate providers, healthcare systems, laboratories, pharmacies and payers would be achieved electronically and seamlessly. The potential benefits of electronic health exchange are improved patient care, increased efficiency of the healthcare system and decreased costs. The reality is that health information is electronically exchanged only to a limited extent within local communities and regions, much less nationally and internationally. One main challenge has been the inability of health information exchange organizations to develop a solid business case. Other challenges have been socio-political in that data ownership and stewardship have not been clearly resolved. Technological improvements over the past 20 years have provided significant advances towards safe and secure information exchange. This chapter provides a general overview of community health information exchange in the United States of America, its history and details of challenges faced by stakeholders. The lessons learned from successes and failures, research and knowledge gaps and future prospects are also discussed. Current and future technologies to facilitate and invigorate health information exchange are highlighted. Two examples of successful regional health information exchanges in the US states of Utah and Indiana are highlighted.
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