HIE are the clearinghouse mechanism for connecting EHRs. I'm in the process of trying to get AC to connect to my HIE so hospital dictations, labs, and specialist notes may be imported as true electronic text files. We should all be aiming to eliminate faxed/scanned documents.
I suspect in the near future, meaningful use will likely require HIE integration. Opinions?
I doubt if an HIE will pay for writing an interface, it's likely more on us and AC. That said if it's going to be part of meaningful use and help us eliminate scanned/faxed reports, then it should be part of ACs priority. We simply need to make it known that it's important to us.
Larry
Internist
Ohio
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