The RHIO Reality?
According to a study by Harvard researchers published this month in Health Affairs, achieving electronic clinical data exchange across the United States is still a distant reality. From the abstract: In early 2007 we surveyed 145 RHIOs. Nearly one in four was likely defunct. Only 20 efforts were of at least modest size and exchanging clinical data. Most early successes involved the exchange of test results. To support themselves, 13 RHIOs received regular fees from
participating organizations, and eight were heavily dependent on grants. Our findings raise concerns about the ability of the current approach to achieve widespread electronic clinical data exchange. [Health Affairs 27, no. 1 (2008): w60-w69 (published online 11 December 2007; 10.1377/hlthaff.27.1.w60)]
Posted by Shawn Whalen on December 12, 2007 at 4:41 PM
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