A case report in health information exchange for inter-organizational patient transfers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a case report of barriers and promoters to implementing a health information exchange (HIE) tool that supports patient transfers between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.

Methods

A multi-disciplinary team conducted semi-structured telephone and in-person interviews in a purposive sample of HIE organizational informants and providers in New York City who implemented HIE to share patient transfer information. The researchers conducted grounded theory analysis to identify themes of barriers and promoters and took steps to improve the trustworthiness of the results including vetting from a knowledgeable study participant.

Results

Between May and October 2011, researchers recruited 18 participants: informaticians, healthcare administrators, sof

SUBMITTER: Richardson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4187082 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature