Dead Canaries & RHIO Tech Survey
RHIOs has been a topic of interest on this blog, with a dozen or so posts. The research firm Healthcare Industry Insights released a survey on RHIO technology solutions. Results highlighted in a press release:
From an extensive survey of 20 software products that service regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and health information exchanges (HIEs), including assessments of their features and capabilities, indicate no "one size fits all" solution yet exists for this rapidly evolving market. Key findings from the Health Industry Insights survey include the following:
• RHIOs vary widely in their business models and technical architectures; vendor products have been built around re-usable frameworks that can serve as the foundation for multiple, custom deployments.
• Vendors with products that were originally introduced to support Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI), clinical messaging, HL7 messaging, and clinical portal functions had more experience connecting to external clinical applications.
• Although HL7 standards have been in place for many years, direct vendor experience with the specific external source clinical applications is an important consideration when selecting a vendor's HIE solution.
• Most vendors are betting that surviving RHIOs will migrate to more robust architectures and will have the financial resources to do so.
To read more on the survey and HII's opinions on RHIOS, hit the "Continue Reading" link.
"We estimate that there are now 150-200 RHIOs and HIEs in various stages of maturity across the United States," says Marc Holland, program director and co-author of the report. "With the issuance of a request for proposal by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONCHIT), we anticipate RHIO organizations will consolidate their efforts and form larger organizations that require more robust solutions."
The 39 page report, RHIO/HIE Market Players: Delivering Better Healthcare Through Connected Applications (Doc #HI207480), is the third installment in a three-report series covering products targeting the RHIO market.
Holland opens up more on the state of the RHIO market in HII's Sept. 21, 2007, Health Insights and Outlooks newsletter . Healthcare IT marketers may want to subscribe to this newsletter, it is free and handy.
Posted by Shawn Whalen on October 1, 2007 at 11:21 AM
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