How could health information exchange better meet the needs of care practitioners?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health information exchange (HIE) has the potential to improve the quality of healthcare by enabling providers with better access to patient information from multiple sources at the point of care. However, HIE efforts have historically been difficult to establish in the US and the failure rates of organizations created to foster HIE have been high.

Objectives

We sought to better understand how RHIO-based HIE systems were used in practice and the challenges care practitioners face using them. The objective of our study were to so investigate how HIE can better meet the needs of care practitioners.

Methods

We performed a multiple-case study using qualitative methods in three communities in New York State. We conducted interviews onsite and by telephone with H

SUBMITTER: Kierkegaard P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4287667 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature