Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Nearly one-third of respondents reported that their organization participates in an HIE. Another six percent of respondents said they participated in an HIE in the past, but this initiative failed.
For the purposes of this survey, a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is referred to as a group of organizations with a business stake in improving the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery. HIEs are the building blocks of the proposed Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) initiative proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology – ONC. To build a nationwide network of interoperable health records, the effort must first develop at the local and state levels.
Two percent of respondents are not aware of what an HIE is. About 52 percent of respondents indicated that their organization has not yet begun to plan to participate in an HIE. This is comparable to results from last year’s survey.
At 29 percent, the number of respondents that reported that their organization participates in a HIE also has not changed substantially in the past year. This number includes the two percent of respondents who reported that their organization participates in an HIE in their state because they are required to do so. Nine percent of respondents noted that there is an HIE in their area, but they have chosen not to participate in the HIE at this time. Six percent reported that their participated in an HIE in the past, but that HIE has failed.
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