Benefits of an HIE
Convergence of Healthcare Delivery and Technology to Speed the Evolution of the Healthcare System
An HIE:
• Provides a vehicle to support improved patient care quality and safety
• Provides a mechanism to reduce duplication of services and reduce healthcare costs
• Facilitates operational and administrative efficiencies resulting in reduced operational costs
• Enables the integration of sick (illness)-care with well-care
• Links first-responder teams with trauma care teams
• Stimulates consumer education and involvement in their healthcare process
• Promotes transparency of service and cost
Creates a potential for feedback loop between research and actual practice
• Enables public health to meet its commitment to the community
• Facilitates the efficient deployment of emerging technology and healthcare services, such as e-prescribing
• Provides the backbone technical infrastructure for leverage by the NHIN and state level HIT initiatives
• Provides a basic level of interoperability between physician- maintained EHRs and patient-maintained PHRs
