Fast Facts about Health Information Exchange - HIE is both a
verb and a noun. - HIE as a noun: A health information exchange
(HIE) refers to an exchange network or an organization that
operates a network that connects the electronic health
information systems of different health care providers. HIEs
enable those providers to share clinical and demographic data of
patients they have in common. For instance, a primary care
physician may share a patient's data with that patient's
cardiologist. - HIE as a verb: Health information exchange is
the actual transmission of health information. There are
multiple types of HIE, including Direct, XDS, Exchange and
custom HL7. - HIE efforts are supported by Health Information
Organizations (HIO). HIOs provide the governance structure for
HIEs. There are numerous regional HIOs, also known as RHIOs. -
HIE may be driven by certain types of stakeholders (e.g.
clinicians, hospitals, labs, Rx, patients, public health,
payers, etc.), may be geographically-bound (e.g. city, region