Abstract
Despite many perceived benefits from accessing and exchanging patient information across healthcare providers (HCPs), the adoption of healthcare information exchanges (HIEs) has been slow. Numerous efforts related to the implementation of HIEs are typically focused on consolidation of data within a region or a network, and have resulted in a growing number of HIEs implemented at different levels that required further integration with other HIEs. Several organizational, technical and economic challenges affect the speed of adoption of HIEs and subsequent implementation. This paper proposes an approach - based on the salient characteristics of care provision environment and of integration requirements – to address typical challenges through an interconnected network of exchanges aimed at supporting different types of healthcare providers and HIEs offering a generic set of services, and a migration path for healthcare providers and HIEs through four different levels.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Sept 2013 |
| Event | Healthcare information exchanges, Challenges, Integration approaches - , Japan Duration: 24 Sept 2013 → 26 Sept 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | Healthcare information exchanges, Challenges, Integration approaches |
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| Place | Japan |
| Period | 24/09/13 → 26/09/13 |