What are the keys to long term health information exchange sustainability?
- Laura Kolkman of Mosaica Partners
Long-term financial sustainability is probably the most critical challenge facing health information exchange (HIE) initiatives. In its recent report, 2011 Report on Health Information Exchange: Sustainable HIE in a Changing Landscape, eHealth Initiative identified just 24 out of the 196 active HIEs around the country that categorized themselves as sustainable.
This article covers a lot of good points on what sustainability is and how does a health information exchange achieve sustainability. Given the track record for HIE survivability this is not an easy feat. According to Ms. Kolkman, shareholder engagement and participation is the key.
Go here to Read the full HIE Sustainability article.
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