Moving Data: Navigating HIE With Patients In Mind

By Rita Scichilone, MHSA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P and Harry Rhodes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA

The explosion of communication technology is creating high demands to move health data down the information highway safely and without loss of integrity. A patient-centered approach requires new routes to communicate effectively and engage patients in the care process. Driving this trend requires a standards-based approach to ensure interoperability through the many models and solutions surfacing in the industry. Emerging options to solving these challenges are paperless, reliable, and cost-cutting. Now more than ever, healthcare service consumers are expecting our industry to get on board with patient-friendly information management tools.