Healthcare IT Today January 13, 2023
The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network.
Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs
Health information exchanges (HIEs) are well-situated to help healthcare organizations achieve three core goals of value-based care: providing better care for individuals, reducing healthcare costs, and improving population health management strategies. But establishing an HIE and finding success can be a tremendous challenge for some states to establish in large measure because they require complex and expensive technical infrastructure.
Fortunately, that infrastructure doesn’t need to be built from scratch for every state. Our experience at the West Virginia Healthcare Information Network (WVHIN) in collaborating...