The United Hospital Fund meeting on evaluating health information exchange

George Hripcsak; Rainu Kaushal; Kevin B. Johnson; Joan S. Ash; David W. Bates; Rachel Block; Mark E. Frisse; Lisa M. Kern; Janet Marchibroda; J. Marc Overhage; Adam B. Wilcox

doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2007.08.002

The United Hospital Fund meeting on evaluating health information exchange

George Hripcsak, Rainu Kaushal, Kevin B. Johnson, Joan S. Ash, David W. Bates, Rachel Block, Mark E. Frisse, Lisa M. Kern, Janet Marchibroda, J. Marc Overhage, Adam B. Wilcox

Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology

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Abstract

Health information exchange (HIE) projects are sweeping the nation, with hopes that they will lead to high quality, efficient care, yet the literature on their measured benefits remains sparse. To the degree that the field adopts a common set of evaluation strategies, duplicate work can be reduced and meta-analysis will be easier. The United Hospital Fund sponsored a meeting to address HIE evaluation. HIE projects are diverse with many kinds of effects. Assessment of the operation of the HIE infrastructure and of usage should be done for all projects. The immediate business case must be demonstrated for the stakeholders. Rigorous evaluation of the effect on quality may only need to be done for a handful of projects, with simpler process studies elsewhere. Unintended consequences should be monitored. A comprehensive study of return on investment requires an assessment of all effects. Program evaluation across several projects may help set future policy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S3-S10
Journal	Journal of Biomedical Informatics
Volume	40
Issue number	6 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2007.08.002
State	Published - Dec 2007

Keywords

Evaluation
Health information exchange
Regional health information organization

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Health Informatics
Computer Science Applications

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