Question

Explain the three key forms of HIE currently recognized by the federal government.

Answer 1

Three forms of health information exchange(HIE) recognized by the federal government include:
Direct exchange: It assures health care providers to able to send and receive secure information like a lab test, diagnosis procedure, patient referrals, discharge summary electronically to other providers for patient care with secure, reliable, and encrypted messages.
Query-based exchange: It helps providers to able to request information on a patient from another provider in case of any emergency care.
Consumer mediated exchange: It gives the patient the ability to manage their health information through the internet. it helps patients to handle their own health information, they can able to transfer information to the provider, assure medical and billing information, and track and monitor their own health.