Insights from the Field: Key Considerations for Implementing Health Information Exchange Insights from the Field: Key Considerations for Implementing Health Information Exchange As medical care facilities seek to support patient safety and be responsive to their complete medical needs and histories, health centers also recognize that establishing an infrastructure for data sharing must be a top priority. Better practices for Health Information Exchange (HIE) increase patient wellbeing by giving providers more complete information for clinical decision making, eliminating unnecessary procedures and tests, reducing the burden of paperwork, and lowering costs. In 2020, HITEQ interviewed five groups that implemented clinical data sharing infrastructure in health care settings, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). A set of example use cases were developed from these interviews, and we identified ten themes that may help guide other organizations interested in implementing HIE. Information from 1424 qualified health centers and health center look-alikes from the CY2019 Uniform Data Set also informed the current impact of data sharing, indicating that technology and potential workflows exist to support HIE within FQHCs. View the key considerations gleaned from this research to identify lessons learned related to establishing HIE within a health center setting. The resource is available in the Documents to Download section below.
Glossary of HIE terms and links to related sites Glossary of HIE terms and links to related sites This document lists key HIE terms and links the term to further information.
Data Types and Sources for HIE Data Types and Sources for HIE This document introduces health centers to key data types as defined by ONC’s HIE roadmap, and also lists typical sources where these data may be found.
Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use for Dentists Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use for Dentists Dentists are required to meet the same objectives and measures for Meaningful Use as all other eligible professionals (EP). However, there are exclusions available for several of the objectives and measures for which dentists are commonly, though not universally, eligible. This resource shares the experiences from the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association.
Moving Integrated Care Delivery Forward with FHIR Moving Integrated Care Delivery Forward with FHIR In this session, we will start with an overview of contemporary health care interoperability. We will cover the basics of APIs, FHIR, and complementary technologies and the operational capabilities they bring. Examples of how other industries have used similar technologies and approaches will be high-lighted. Once the foundation is set, we will then proceed into how the health care space is adopting the technology. We will cover how the HL7 FHIR accelerators use the FHIR ‘building blocks’ to create use cases and implementation guides. We will walk through several practical examples of using these technologies to help with real world problem such as prior authorization. Learning Objectives: Foundational understanding of APIs and FHIR and complementary technologies Understanding of how these approaches are being used across the industry to solve real world problems Steps for evaluating if/how FHIR should be on your roadmap Speaker: Patrick Murta, Chief Interoperability Architect and Fellow