eHealth Exchange, provides a framework of trust assurance to support health information exchange across the eHealth Exchange. Health Care Network A Health Care Network is a generic term for a health organization made up of one or more hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs, et al, that are related under the same management and financial structure. Health Information/Health Data/Clinical Data Sources: eHealth Exchange Architectural Overview () Refers to all information associated with a patient over time. The information can contain health assessments (physical health, mental health, substance abuse, etc.), diagnosis, problems, progress notes, medications (prescription and over-the-counter), alerts, laboratory test results, demographics and any information relevant to the treatment of a patient. Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source: HealthIT.gov Verb: The electronic sharing of health-related information among organizations. Also referred in this questionnaire as health data exchange. Noun: For the purpose of this questionnaire, an HIE refers to a Health Information whose purpose and scope is to facilitate health information exchange Organization electronically across multiple organizations. Health Information Organization (HIO) Sources: HealthIT.gov, eHealth Exchange Architectural Overview () An organization that provides services to enable the electronic sharing of health-related information. The scope of an HIO may range from a single provider practice, to large chains or delivery networks, existing jurisdictional HIEs/RHIOs, and state or county agencies. Participant (HIE/HIO Participant) An organization that is a direct stakeholder of a Health Information Organization by sending and/or receiving data via the Health Information Exchange. For the purposes of this questionnaire participants are delineated by data source where each distinct provider of data is considered a participant. (I.e. several hospitals/practices/providers may all participate in one data stream with the HIE.) Probabilistic Matching Algorithm Probabilistic patient matching algorithms allow for a statistical variability in the matching of patient identity traits which allow for greater chance of matching on data fields that are likely to
eHealth Exchange, provides a framework of trust assurance to support health information exchange across the eHealth Exchange. Health Care Network A Health Care Network is a generic term for a health organization made up of one or more hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs, et al, that are related under the same management and financial structure. Health Information/Health Data/Clinical Data Sources: eHealth Exchange Architectural Overview () Refers to all information associated with a patient over time. The information can contain health assessments (physical health, mental health, substance abuse, etc.), diagnosis, problems, progress notes, medications (prescription and over-the-counter), alerts, laboratory test results, demographics and any information relevant to the treatment of a patient. Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source: HealthIT.gov Verb: The electronic sharing of health-related information among organizations. Also referred in this questionnaire as health data exchange. Noun: For the purpose of this questionnaire, an HIE refers to a Health Information Organization whose purpose and scope is to facilitate health information exchange electronically across multiple organizations. Health Information Organization (HIO) Sources: HealthIT.gov, eHealth Exchange Architectural Overview () An organization that provides services to enable the electronic sharing of health-related information. The scope of an HIO may range from a single provider practice, to large chains or delivery networks, existing jurisdictional HIEs/RHIOs, and state or county agencies. Participant (HIE/HIO Participant) An organization that is a direct stakeholder of a Health Information Organization by sending and/or receiving data via the Health Information Exchange. For the purposes of this questionnaire participants are delineated by data source where each distinct provider of data is considered a participant. (I.e. several hospitals/practices/providers may all participate in one data stream with the HIE.) Probabilistic Matching Algorithm Probabilistic patient matching algorithms allow for a statistical variability in the matching of patient identity traits which allow for greater chance of matching on data fields that are likely to
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