| Literature DB >> 30815078 |
Margaret Donahue1, Omar Bouhaddou1, Nelson Hsing1, Todd Turner1, Glen Crandall1, Joseph Nelson1, Jonathan Nebeker1.
Abstract
Health Information Exchange (HIE) between organizations is necessary to have more complete information and coordinate care. Given its nationwide footprint, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) connects and exchanges health information with a large number of organizations and consequently has a unique opportunity to experience most issues affecting clinical interoperability. The Veterans HIE Program manages these exchanges by focusing on patient engagement, provider adoption, partner relationship, technology platform, and performance. This paper analyzes the success and challenges of this program over the last five years, and offers valuable metrics and insights. Although significant progress has been made, nationwide interoperability remains fragmented and laborious, requiring multiple agreements and exchange methods. A future nationwide interoperability would embrace a single "on-ramp" to connect to everyone.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30815078 PMCID: PMC6371252
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AMIA Annu Symp Proc ISSN: 1559-4076