Health Information Exchange
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HIE Resources
- ONC – State Health Information Exchange Program web site
- ONC State Contacts – State Coop Programs Key Contacts
- HITECH Grant Program for State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
- eHealth Initiative – Partnership for Connecting Communities for Better Health Program
- Directory of Health Information Exchange Initiatives
- HIMSS State HIT Dashboard
- HIMSS State Advisory Roundtable Report: States Will Transform Healthcare through Health IT and HIE Organizations, June 2012
Definitions
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
The mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system.
Health Information Organization (HIO)
A organization that brings together health care stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange (HIE) among them for the purpose of improving health and care in that community.
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
A regional health information organization (HIO).
Health Information Service Provider (HISP)
A private, HIPAA secure, and safe health care information exchange service for health care providers, hospitals, and labs to connect to the NwHIN.
Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN)
A network being developed to provide a secure, nationwide, interoperable health information infrastructure that will connect providers, consumers, and others involved in supporting health and healthcare.
Providers working towards HIE and interoperability face the challenge of bringing connectivity to scale to take advantage of the data being generated by EHR adoption. This paper seeks to demonstrate that connectivity at scale can be accomplished. 
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